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 truth, Joe himself committed all the murders, with Rhys being a manifestation of his own psychosis.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
For those who are agender, genderfluid, genderqueer, or in another gender-expansive category, using all pronouns can be a verbal manifestation of their identity.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 23 Apr. 2025
The tilt of recent immigration toward higher skilled workers from Asia is another manifestation of this same pattern.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
But the truly painful manifestation of distaste for Musk has been entirely legal, as consumers have shunned his cars.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
For those who are agender, genderfluid, genderqueer, or in another gender-expansive category, using all pronouns can be a verbal manifestation of their identity.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 23 Apr. 2025
The tilt of recent immigration toward higher skilled workers from Asia is another manifestation of this same pattern.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
But the truly painful manifestation of distaste for Musk has been entirely legal, as consumers have shunned his cars.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestation
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Most of it involves the two men bantering (and occasionally bickering) behind the wheel in their current incarnations and the occasional unexpected back-seat cameo (the most memorable one being producer Adler, who financed and directed their first film).—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gina Joseph, who was chief strategy officer at VentureBeat and GamesBeat, now serves as CEO for the latter’s new incarnation, which is keeping the same name.—
Kaare Eriksen,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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That same sense of pride, intimacy, and Black love that was in those images?—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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These avatars, built from machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and deep neural networks, are trained on human speech patterns and thought processes.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Oscar Isaac’s casting raised eyebrows among some fans from the start: A man of mixed Cuban and Guatemalan descent, Isaac was cast as Marc Spector, a Jewish character draped in Egyptian mythology (Moon Knight is the earthly avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu).—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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The hip-hop icon, 53, shared a photo of himself and longtime wife Shante Broadus on Instagram.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Its significance is up there with the deaths of icons like Nelson Mandela or a British monarch.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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In essence, different threads coming together to create something meaningful and strong.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In essence, sunlight collected with Psyche's large solar arrays gets converted into electricity, which then powers up the spacecraft's four thrusters.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.—
Fiona Tapp,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
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That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Four hundred participants with doctoral degrees were assigned to read the same research abstract.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Van Gogh’s abstract, swirling painting offered no definitive clues.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Switching incorporation is a complex, often disruptive process, meaning a large-scale corporate exodus is unlikely in the immediate future.—
Jeff Jacobs,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The trend starts in the pantry The incorporation of food imagery in design predates the present moment.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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