as in to embody
to represent in visible form
Many believe their success story incarnates what the American dream is all about.
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Recent Examples of incarnate
The director’s vision, incarnated by Seyfried’s bewitching presence and voice, invokes the uncanny atmosphere of early Shakerism.
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Christian Goodwillie,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
With respect to gender roles, for instance, the aggressive zombies incarnate a warped and rotted form of traditional masculinity, a perversion of the warrior ideal.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Emma Thompson is a genius — craft and talent incarnated.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
One of its three narrators, Karen, incarnates its fury.
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Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Christian Goodwillie,
The Conversation,
22 Dec. 2025
With respect to gender roles, for instance, the aggressive zombies incarnate a warped and rotted form of traditional masculinity, a perversion of the warrior ideal.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Emma Thompson is a genius — craft and talent incarnated.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
One of its three narrators, Karen, incarnates its fury.
—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Wandering markets, eating at food stalls, sitting among locals and fellow travelers at the restaurants that embody a city.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, continues to defy time at the World Cup, embodying the finite nature of elite careers.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family.
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Wembanyama will have to face the fact that the series ended when Mitchell Robinson completely bodied him on the glass with 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, that the 7-foot-4 superhuman couldn’t secure the rebound with the season on the line.
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Shamet stays active and takes complete advantage of the sloppy play from the all-star while Anunoby bodies Mobley enough to throw him off balance from receiving an entry pass.
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This legislation is arriving not because consumers demanded it, but because the attempt at collective pushes for ESG failed to manifest.
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Rabies is preventable if this regimen is administered quickly but is almost invariably fatal once symptoms manifest.
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Injury recovery workouts often incorporate ankle weights to slowly rebuild strength.
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The aircraft’s fuel system and hydraulics also incorporate components from F-16 and F-18 fighter jets.
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“Incarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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