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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
Imagination freed his spirit from his form, creating avatars far away from this one existence.
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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
Other people use aesthetic camouflage, meaning anime avatars, pastel color schemes or cute usernames to appear harmless or youth-friendly.
—Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 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
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said robots could give ultrasounds to women and touted how AI avatars could help.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Dunst will play Alex, one of the primary avatars available to players of the Minecraft video games from Mojang Studios on which the films are based.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Other people use aesthetic camouflage, meaning anime avatars, pastel color schemes or cute usernames to appear harmless or youth-friendly.
—Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 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
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said robots could give ultrasounds to women and touted how AI avatars could help.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Dunst will play Alex, one of the primary avatars available to players of the Minecraft video games from Mojang Studios on which the films are based.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
His heroes aren’t athletes or movie stars but anonymous Twitter accounts—anime avatars and pseudonyms with cryptic bios—whose followers track their trades with devotional intensity.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
Noun
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its early manifestations frequently surface in other clinics.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The converted car, filled with seats and fast-moving images LED screens, doesn’t go anywhere but gives you the illusion of traveling through agave fields.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The material included images taken with a cellphone, apparently to avoid detection on company devices.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers have won 12 Cy Young awards, the most of any major league team, with franchise icons including Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Clayton Kershaw bringing home the hardware.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The food, music, history and culture here are unlike anywhere else in the world — and five days gives you enough time to hit the icons and still wander into something unexpected.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some of the tracks seem designed to remind listeners of his older, less incendiary incarnations.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Future incarnations will be in the form of seasonal specials, Markle said last year, and her spokesperson told Variety.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Avatars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatars. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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