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
Like many of Harwicz’s characters, Lisa is a zealot of sorts—and an avatar of the author’s unusual belief in the value and importance of hatred.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Silently, Ed Gein — whose on-screen avatars have haunted American pop culture since his pattern of murder and grave-robbing became public in 1957 — does chores on the family farm.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Say, for example, someone wanted to connect with their dead father, and that person began interacting with one of these chatbots to create an avatar of him.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Silently, Ed Gein — whose on-screen avatars have haunted American pop culture since his pattern of murder and grave-robbing became public in 1957 — does chores on the family farm.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Say, for example, someone wanted to connect with their dead father, and that person began interacting with one of these chatbots to create an avatar of him.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.
—Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
Noun
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But receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame hadn’t even crossed her mind, let alone make it onto any of her manifestation boards.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tort claim asked for at least $300,000 in damages on behalf of the woman, who’s suffering from nausea, anxiety and sleeplessness as physical manifestations of emotional distress, Gordon wrote in the claim.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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The images could look livelier this season.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The initiative, which aims to strengthen the country’s image abroad and attract foreign industry by promoting the Brazilian film industry, is the result of a Technical and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the two organizations.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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The bottom four performers during the three-year bull market are drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb , down more than 36%; sports apparel icon Nike , down nearly 26%; as well as life sciences firm Danaher and coffee giant Starbucks , down nearly 9% each.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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John Candy famously took a racquetball to the skull in a key comedic scene from the 1984 film Splash — and fellow actor Tom Hanks recalls that his late costar's head might've been pounding already after Candy spent the night before drinking with Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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The movie follows the Shakers’ irrepressible leader — who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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In its original incarnation, the group stood in opposition to the House Un-American Activities Committee’s Joseph McCarthy-era interrogations of Hollywood figures suspected of communist sympathies.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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