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a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
our genial hosts, avatars of Southern hospitality
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Recent Examples of avatars
These avatars are increasingly popular across industries, according to Joe Ciarallo, a spokesman for Synthesia, the company that produced Cohen’s digital twin.
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Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
OpenAI now offers distinct personality presets for its voice mode; companies such as Synthesia and HeyGen generate lifelike avatars to interact with customers; and companion platforms are adding emotional expression and voice cloning so the models sound like a person the user wants to be close to.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
At a dinner years ago, during his time managing a $1 billion mandate alongside JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, Grantham was administered an elaborate personality test featuring animal avatars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
One after another, the avatars of Democratic success in Georgia took the stage Saturday and were greeted like conquering heroes by hundreds of party faithful at the annual Carter-Lewis gala.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Imagination freed his spirit from his form, creating avatars far away from this one existence.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Boomers are a frequent Groyper target, lambasted as avatars of a bumbling, aging affluence that gambled away social stability for cultural decline.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
There are aspiring songwriters using AI to create musical avatars for themselves, like Telisha Jones’ AI project Xania Monet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Their counterparts — Xia, Lucas, and Aaron — were digital avatars, at once present and absent.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
OpenAI now offers distinct personality presets for its voice mode; companies such as Synthesia and HeyGen generate lifelike avatars to interact with customers; and companion platforms are adding emotional expression and voice cloning so the models sound like a person the user wants to be close to.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
At a dinner years ago, during his time managing a $1 billion mandate alongside JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, Grantham was administered an elaborate personality test featuring animal avatars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
One after another, the avatars of Democratic success in Georgia took the stage Saturday and were greeted like conquering heroes by hundreds of party faithful at the annual Carter-Lewis gala.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Imagination freed his spirit from his form, creating avatars far away from this one existence.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Boomers are a frequent Groyper target, lambasted as avatars of a bumbling, aging affluence that gambled away social stability for cultural decline.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
There are aspiring songwriters using AI to create musical avatars for themselves, like Telisha Jones’ AI project Xania Monet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Their counterparts — Xia, Lucas, and Aaron — were digital avatars, at once present and absent.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
Noun
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These multiple manifestations of the same background body can take circular arrangements, or Einstein Rings, and can also appear as rarer Einstein Crosses.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Within the parameters of a game—where non-player characters essentially function as different disguises for, and manifestations of, a single narrative engine—such paranoia might not be unjustified.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These images are easy to fake or are displayed on fraudulent websites controlled by the scammer.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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During that texting period, between April 6 and April 17, Buetikofer made several attempts to move the conversation to Snapchat, requested images of the student and suggested meeting in person.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That lineage comes through in their ungovernable guitar noodling, inspired by underground icons NRBQ and Bottle Rockets, and a boisterous energy befitting of drunken basement shows.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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The docu-film features appearances from collaborators, cultural icons, and those closest to him.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In all, 12 Terrells have worked at AT&T or its various incarnations.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Avatars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatars. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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