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manifestation

noun

ˌma-nə-fə-ˈstā-shən

Definition of manifestation

as in incarnation

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love

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Recent Examples of manifestation In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 Your question is a manifestation of handwringing, and so, yeah, a lot of people don’t pay attention to it, and that’s okay, and a lot of people do, and that’s better. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026 Meta’s compute business is also the latest manifestation of the circular economy in the AI race, like SpaceX’s recent decision to rent out data center space to Anthropic. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 Google is framing this not as a manifestation of its anticompetitive bent, but as genuine concern for user privacy. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for manifestation

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With production elements that are top of the line, including stunning cinematography from Brett Pawlak, this is indeed a Brand New Day in the cinematic incarnation of Spider-Man.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
While laying out his Superhero Mount Rushmore, a torn Quaid ultimately selected David Corenswet’s Superman, Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique, Christian Bale’s Batman, and Shameik Moore’s Spider-Man (the Miles Morales incarnation).

— Oliver Gettell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026

Definition of incarnation

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New images circulating online appear to show what defense analysts believe is the fifth prototype of China’s sixth-generation J-36 fighter jet, according to a report.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
The island now houses the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, where visitors can search digital images of ship manifests for the immigration records of their relatives.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of image

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Last seen in Moon Knight (2022), where Marc and Steven believed they had been released from Khonshu, though the post-credit scene revealed Jake Lockley remained his avatar.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Since leaving the band the War on Drugs, in 2008, Vile has become a solo avatar for psychedelic guitar music, his rich catalogue easygoing and nonchalant, but also sprawling.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

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Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
When measured against the modern perimeter icons who preceded him, James beats Jordan and Bryant on points scored, Magic Johnson on assists dished and Larry Bird on titles won.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of icon

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That never crossed my mind before, but now in 2026, our reggaeton, our essence and our sound has become important in Mexico and even more so on a Latino level.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
But that all seems to funnel into these six tracks, mixing momentum and wisdom to arrive at the essence of the pedal steel—extreme highs, extreme lows, the expanse in between, out where life is lived.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of essence

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Commander Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) returns to educate the next generation of cadets, with Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) becoming the personification of Ake’s attempt to fix a mistake from her past.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026
Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of personification

Noun

Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The trade-off for that short-term satisfaction is the externalization of a thinking process that used to live inside a junior associate’s head.

— Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of externalization

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