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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
Fashion brands are also cashing in on AI avatars.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Broncos fans have rallied around their backup quarterback, with thousands of fans changing their social media avatars to a picture of Stidham’s face, photoshopped with sunglasses and headphones, imitating a LeBron James meme.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
An entire fanbase has turned its social-media avatars to pictures of Stidham in a strange form of solidarity.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
But the greatest demand is for human-centric avatars that can build authentic rapport.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp had no avatars or pins or passwords.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Replacing imagination with avatars VHEX Lab questioned whether imagination alone was necessary in modern therapy settings.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
The simulation added challenges for the avatars — like slippery floors, inclines or stiff joints – and homed in on the best way for Atlas to perform the jumping jacks.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
And at Sierra Canyon School, the administration has formed a partnership with AI education platform edYOU, which provides students with personalized chatbot avatars that can help them with everything from tutoring to tracking their coursework.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Broncos fans have rallied around their backup quarterback, with thousands of fans changing their social media avatars to a picture of Stidham’s face, photoshopped with sunglasses and headphones, imitating a LeBron James meme.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
An entire fanbase has turned its social-media avatars to pictures of Stidham in a strange form of solidarity.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
But the greatest demand is for human-centric avatars that can build authentic rapport.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp had no avatars or pins or passwords.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Replacing imagination with avatars VHEX Lab questioned whether imagination alone was necessary in modern therapy settings.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
The simulation added challenges for the avatars — like slippery floors, inclines or stiff joints – and homed in on the best way for Atlas to perform the jumping jacks.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
And at Sierra Canyon School, the administration has formed a partnership with AI education platform edYOU, which provides students with personalized chatbot avatars that can help them with everything from tutoring to tracking their coursework.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
Noun
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These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But this common medication is increasingly being used as a means to temper the physical manifestations of anxiety, like a racing heartbeat or rapid breath.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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An Australian study of advanced brain images found significant alterations even among people who had already recovered from mild infections — a possible explanation for cognitive deficits that may persist for years.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Researchers said some images appeared to include children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No icons nestled between burning candles.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All of these icons wrote and speculated on civil rights and the idea of Blackness resisting the world at large.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The original cast had changed the medium, and there had already been a couple of incarnations to follow.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Avatars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatars. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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