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
Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The multilingual avatar can advise on what to do when your bank certificates of deposit are maturing, for example, or how to manage your children’s college fund.
—Meg Short, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Bring it home now for $129, which is a 28% discount on its usual price of $179, and let your digital avatar do the physical labor.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
There are avatars, including one of Arulampalam.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The multilingual avatar can advise on what to do when your bank certificates of deposit are maturing, for example, or how to manage your children’s college fund.
—Meg Short, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Bring it home now for $129, which is a 28% discount on its usual price of $179, and let your digital avatar do the physical labor.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
There are avatars, including one of Arulampalam.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The pastor was said to have died of a severe abdominal infection, which could have been a manifestation of Ebola.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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For that moment, goalscorer Felipe Baloy, who threw his body forward to convert Ricardo Avila’s free kick past Jordan Pickford on the slide, is an icon in Panama.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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One of those acts include The Jacksons, which was led by music icon Michael Jackson.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The original incarnation of The Muppet Show lasted five seasons and 120 episodes, from 1976 to 1981, and in that time some of the biggest names in show-business lined up to take the stage alongside Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Our sacred task now is not one of translation, but one of incarnation, letting the fullness of the 49 be seen, shown, felt and heard.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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