as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there
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Recent Examples of materialization
New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life.
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Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Bottega Veneta’s high-craft clutches and 3D flower mules: iconic items of the house get even better with novel techniques and materializations.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Voilà, our cruel world is improved by the materialization of Ice Spice, a 24-year-old from the Bronx who raps with vivid nonchalance, delivering a rhyming interior monologue that everyone can suddenly hear, communicating broadly but with telepathic intimacy.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The floating object was the materialization of a constant dread, the embodiment of an alien intrusion.
—WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
The materialization of either one of these key risks would dent risk sentiment, boosting the dollar, Livingstone says.
—wsj.com, 11 May 2023
To explain and prove to people that design is more then the materialization of a concept in the name of esthetics and commercialization.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
The way Cisco rallied together to support the people of Ukraine following the Russian attack is possibly the best materialization of Cisco's Conscious Culture.
—Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
In addition to all the other tacit work the fashion industry does to define what different body types mean, clothing offers a frank materialization of rightness.
—Heather Radke, Time, 26 Nov. 2022
Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Bottega Veneta’s high-craft clutches and 3D flower mules: iconic items of the house get even better with novel techniques and materializations.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Voilà, our cruel world is improved by the materialization of Ice Spice, a 24-year-old from the Bronx who raps with vivid nonchalance, delivering a rhyming interior monologue that everyone can suddenly hear, communicating broadly but with telepathic intimacy.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The floating object was the materialization of a constant dread, the embodiment of an alien intrusion.
—WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
The materialization of either one of these key risks would dent risk sentiment, boosting the dollar, Livingstone says.
—wsj.com, 11 May 2023
To explain and prove to people that design is more then the materialization of a concept in the name of esthetics and commercialization.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
The way Cisco rallied together to support the people of Ukraine following the Russian attack is possibly the best materialization of Cisco's Conscious Culture.
—Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
In addition to all the other tacit work the fashion industry does to define what different body types mean, clothing offers a frank materialization of rightness.
—Heather Radke, Time, 26 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialization
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There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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So in December, after a few years of planning and research, Couture debuted Local Liquid, a centralized online shop for local beverages — not just craft beer, but coffee, wine, spirits, seltzers, mixers and juices.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lamont’s directorial touch is evident in the film’s vibrant color palette, which reflects the energy and spirit of its characters.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Materialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialization. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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