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
Creators contributing to the platform decide which level their avatar will be.
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
The digital avatars can also stream nonstop without needing breaks.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 June 2025
After players feed Toothless enough digital fish, their avatars reach out to pet the dragon, mimicking the clip from the Universal Pictures movie — a remake of the DreamWorks Animation box office hit.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Players can now customize their avatars to look like themselves, unlock exclusive levels and content and acquire loot boxes with randomized rewards to take their gameplay to the next level (literally).
—Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
The digital avatars can also stream nonstop without needing breaks.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 June 2025
After players feed Toothless enough digital fish, their avatars reach out to pet the dragon, mimicking the clip from the Universal Pictures movie — a remake of the DreamWorks Animation box office hit.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Players can now customize their avatars to look like themselves, unlock exclusive levels and content and acquire loot boxes with randomized rewards to take their gameplay to the next level (literally).
—Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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However, whether the brain changes are a cause of the mental health issues, an effect of them, or are independent manifestation of overwork is unclear.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Maybe this was a manifestation of the same streaming bloat that has also, recently, produced maddeningly incomplete seasons of hit shows like The Last of Us and Squid Game.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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There will be approximately 1,000 images per night, night after night, for as long as Rubin remains in operations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Country music icon Keith Urban appeared to abruptly hang up on radio hosts during an interview after being asked a question about wife Nicole Kidman.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Wintour stood apart as a true icon — the ultimate curator not only of style, but of her own myth.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Candidates are subject to a series of tests, including identifying objects that belonged to the previous incarnation.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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Mixed in with this bold art and design are art deco vestiges of the building’s former incarnation as the Saxony Hotel in the 1950s and ’60s, when Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Elvis frequented the hot spot.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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