as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
our genial hosts, avatars of Southern hospitality
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Recent Examples of avatar
In an era of AI avatars and digital overload, something as simple as a handwritten note can feel like a relic of the past.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
But this avatar, thankfully, doesn’t possess a Panglossian outlook on the future’s promises.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her intervention comes amid concerns in the acting community about the creation of Norwood and how avatars like her could ultimately replace lower profile performers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
As if the people were a chorus of the voiceless, and she their avatar.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
But this avatar, thankfully, doesn’t possess a Panglossian outlook on the future’s promises.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her intervention comes amid concerns in the acting community about the creation of Norwood and how avatars like her could ultimately replace lower profile performers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
As if the people were a chorus of the voiceless, and she their avatar.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
Noun
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While Allura’s relationship status is one of active warfare, each of her fellow partners’ respective statuses is a different manifestation of their line of work.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jesus walked earth as God’s doings and words, as a manifestation of it, but Jesus was not God.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In places like Kemusuk, a village near Yogyakarta where he was born, his image is everywhere – from museum memorabilia celebrating his life to the souvenir T-shirts with his smiling face.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In this image, Johns sits on a table littered with liquor bottles.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Marking its 43rd edition, the Northern Italian festival will gather a constellation of screen icons, paying additional tribute to Daniel Brühl, Claude Lelouch, Vincent Lindon, Vanessa Redgrave, Stefania Sandrelli, Sergio Castellitto and Aleksandr Sokurov.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The couple was spotted seated in the front row behind home plate, ahead of baseball icon Sandy Koufax.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The kids of 1962 Derry, Maine, have already been tormented by plenty of gruesome incarnations of IT, the supernatural monster that haunts their town.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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It was formerly known, in a previous incarnation, as the Alice Camera.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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