avatars

plural of avatar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of avatars In the first trailer that was released online over the summer, the four core characters appear in the real world as stilted versions of their video game avatars. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 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 And to be very clear, as an artist, there are various avatars. — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Others are humanlike avatars that can smile, blink and nod their heads — albeit in a slightly uncanny manner. — Sophie Caldwell juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
Noun
  • 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
  • Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • He was charged with one count of disclosing private images and two counts of felony secret peeping.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The media periodically released vits and images of the place.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Carrie White, the telekinetic prom queen from hell, is one of the most beloved horror icons in popular culture.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One of the true survivors The 71-year-old Zeiler is one of the true survivors of the various incarnations of Warner Bros over the past 14 years.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Avatars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatars. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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