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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
Their counterparts — Xia, Lucas, and Aaron — were digital avatars, at once present and absent.
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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
Deals with LaLiga and the NBA allowed users to create avatars with team logos and compete in mini-games and prediction challenges against other fanbases.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Their expert avatars included living and dead writers like Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, but their scraping was incredibly broad reaching and hoovered up more than just the big names.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The trailer features Ranveer Singh returning with dual avatars – Jaskirat Singh Rangi and Hamza.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
Friedmann talked compulsively about one of his avatars, a thief rogue.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Deals with LaLiga and the NBA allowed users to create avatars with team logos and compete in mini-games and prediction challenges against other fanbases.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Their expert avatars included living and dead writers like Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, but their scraping was incredibly broad reaching and hoovered up more than just the big names.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The trailer features Ranveer Singh returning with dual avatars – Jaskirat Singh Rangi and Hamza.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
Friedmann talked compulsively about one of his avatars, a thief rogue.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
Noun
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Its early manifestations frequently surface in other clinics.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps some paper manifestations just in time for the year of the Fire Horse.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For those following news about the war on social media, this affinity network—all these different figures with their own little tribes—has been quickly replacing images of the war with commentary on it.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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These images have never been seen by the public — until today.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stoudemire joins a lineage of Jewish basketball icons in the Hall of Fame, including Sue Bird, who was inducted last year, Nancy Lieberman, Nat Holman, Barney Sedran, Max Friedman and Dolph Schayes — the only other Jewish player to have his number retired in the NBA.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bringing fans together—alongside Barbie role models, designers, partners and global icons who embody the true spirit of Barbie—was at the heart of this event.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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