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
The platform allows users to create and distribute games for others to play, lets users design customizable avatars, and includes interactive and chatroom components where users can contact one another.
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Jack Osbourne spoke up in defense of the AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne that was announced last week.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
Mikel Arteta has spent the season at the centre of a culture war, as an avatar for a type of football that has been relentlessly attacked.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 25 May 2026
On Tuesday, Google announced Gemini Omni, a new AI model that people can use to generate realistic avatars of themselves.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
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P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Jack Osbourne spoke up in defense of the AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne that was announced last week.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
Mikel Arteta has spent the season at the centre of a culture war, as an avatar for a type of football that has been relentlessly attacked.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 25 May 2026
On Tuesday, Google announced Gemini Omni, a new AI model that people can use to generate realistic avatars of themselves.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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Being bitten by Pirate Clark may have been a manifestation of Clark's deepest emotional wounds and desires — or maybe the monster just needed a meal.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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This new image uses data from the Sentinel-3 mission to show in vibrant color just how extreme and far-reaching this heat has been.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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In a dramatic late-night sacking of a network news icon, CBS News has fired veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Through Arnold’s lens, the Hollywood icon is quiet, contemplative and natural.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Thinking about why gamers were worried about this new incarnation is pretty telling about our relationship to the character, and why this game is tough medicine.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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This early history is tangible in century-old oaks, Cape Dutch gables and the 1767 wine cellar, but its current incarnation starts with the purchase by South African business magnate Dick Enthoven in 1993.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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