avatars

noun

plural of avatar
as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) our genial hosts, avatars of Southern hospitality

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Recent Examples of avatars The rules and conditions evolve, and the players can be represented by avatars. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 The story that The People’s Beauty Index tells about the industry is that diversity is foundational, hyperlocal recommendations are necessary, and Reddit users see themselves as guides, not aspirational avatars or marketers. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 Students will interact with avatars trained on district curriculum. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 In the new trailer, the avatars have also entered the real world, but they are stuck in demo mode. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 The reboots transitioned the story from the classic Jumanji board game to a video game, following a group of teenagers whose in-game avatars are played by Johnson, Hart, Black and Gillan. — Kennedy French, Variety, 29 July 2026 Both films starred Johnson, Hart, Black and Gillan as players in the Jumanji video game world, with Wolff, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Ser’Darius Blain playing the real-world teenage counterparts of the avatars. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Heti has been brought here by Justin Vernon, the 45-year-old creative force behind the iconoclastic indie act Bon Iver, long-running musical avatars of beautiful melancholia. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 This spring, Simmons and Stanley provided the first details about KISS’ post-farewell tour transformation into digital avatars, which will eventually anchor a live experience akin to ABBA’s Voyage in London. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 July 2026
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  1. manifestations
  2. images
  3. icons
  4. incarnations
Noun
  • But the competition for the Golden Lion and the festival’s other awards is only the start of Venice’s wide-ranging embrace of the art of cinema in its many manifestations.
    — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • As a part of its investigation, the department has released those images from surveillance footage.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watch another teaser, get more information, and see some still images from the series below.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Madonna and Taylor Swift will go toe to toe at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the two pop icons picking up the most nominations this year.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Co-founded by sports icons Alex Morgan, Drew Brees and Rob Machado with Food Network host Troy Johnson, DMWFF was built around San Diego’s unique collision of food, drink and active culture.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of icons
Noun
  • More importantly, the franchise has jumped around in time — not just with the occasional time-travel subplot, but with different incarnations of the characters across the timeline.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations

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