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 Welcome to the Jungle centered on a group of teenage friends who end up trapped inside a video game as a series of adult avatars. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 Besides Vision, this is the first time that the franchise has bestowed human avatars on the rest of the Stark Industries bots. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 So far, users have generated 700 million outfits and 20 million avatars. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 To test for authenticity, GLG is doing additional screening and ID verification — increasingly on camera with questions designed to trip up AI avatars. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Since his host has a strict rule about using human avatars in this environment, the bad guy now presents as the gentleman from The Blacklist rocking a wizard’s beard. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 In the run-up to this year’s campaign, the AI in Elections Observatory recorded 29 cases of AI avatars like Dona Maria, though no other synthfakes obtained her level of notoriety. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026 Like Muse, Dots have blobby, anthropomorphic avatars and customizable names. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Meta, which formerly was known as Facebook, has pushed this idea of the metaverse — digital spaces where people will work, socialize and play through virtual avatars. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
  1. manifestations
  2. images
  3. icons
  4. incarnations
Noun
  • All over the French capital, shop owners and restaurateurs have boarded up their windows against les manifestations—protests over a lack of education funding which have frequently devolved into rioting.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • My daughter happily colored images of the hotel’s then mascot, Buster the canine, while waiting for her avocado roll and edamame.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Haney challenged that reconstruction, questioning gaps in surveillance images and noting that no witness or camera captured the ignition.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Henry Jaglom, who died last year at the age of 87, was one of the true icons of American independent film.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of icons
Noun
  • The Furby, a robotic plush toy that has undergone many incarnations since its invention interacts with its owners and even farts.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The trick to enjoying the latest incarnations of great British TV detectives?
    — Bobby Ghosh, Air Mail, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarnations

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