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
That's the spatial avatar the headset creates based on your likeness using the onboard cameras.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 11 June 2025
Future Utopias Stone was once the avatar of a more peaceful, unified future.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Through it all, June has been our avatar and guide.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.
—Kevin Nious, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 11 June 2025
Future Utopias Stone was once the avatar of a more peaceful, unified future.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
Through it all, June has been our avatar and guide.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.
—Kevin Nious, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
Noun
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However, whether the brain changes are a cause of the mental health issues, an effect of them, or are independent manifestation of overwork is unclear.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Maybe this was a manifestation of the same streaming bloat that has also, recently, produced maddeningly incomplete seasons of hit shows like The Last of Us and Squid Game.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Spotify recently celebrated the soundtrack's success by using the image of HUNTR/X on the cover of the service's official teen beats playlist.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Wintour stood apart as a true icon — the ultimate curator not only of style, but of her own myth.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Country music icon Keith Urban appeared to abruptly hang up on radio hosts during an interview after being asked a question about wife Nicole Kidman.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Inside his body, the role would be no spoof at all but the purest of incarnations.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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This incarnation of the character (played by María Gabriela de Faría) isn't quite like that, instead using nanotechnology to alter herself.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 June 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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