Definition of instantiatenext
as in to embody
to represent in visible form his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of instantiate In a sense, starting internally and drawing inspiration from the external world around her, her mother instantiated an understanding of beauty that captured the core of an individual. Essence, 17 Dec. 2025 In other words, our intelligence is designed as an uncertainty-minimization function, and this is instantiated as a set of mental states (gears) controlled by the blue dot, LC network. Marcus Weldon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 He feels burned by his efforts to instantiate popular sovereignty. Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025 Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instantiate
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  • Led by husband-and-wife team Austin and Olivia Kelleher, each headcover is made in the Hudson Valley and embodies sustainability, artistry, and the enduring spirit of the game.
    RS Editors, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
  • Their solution targets embodied carbon, the emissions baked into the hardware before it is ever switched on, encompassing all the energy and process gases consumed in manufacturing it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
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  • Several organizations of institutional investors and auditing professionals, as well as a tsunami of individual investors, expressed opposition.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Some former candidates in this year's primary contests for governor, the Senate and the House have already expressed interest in replacing Platner on the ballot.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.
    Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Tennis and pickleball courts, a spa and wellness center where therapies incorporate local botanicals and traditional Hawaiian techniques, four pools (including an adults-only option), and direct beach access.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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  • The author rotates in and out of the lives of her cast, teasing out perspectives, manifesting the notion that friendships are what hold us together, year in, year out.
    Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • An upholstered bed frame that manifests a cozier look for your sleep setup.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

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“Instantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiate. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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