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 But here at Vibecamp, the avatars become real people — people who know the same memes and get the same jokes and chat on the same forums as you, and who may even have some acid or shrooms to deal out. — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 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 Only avatars can be set for profile photos, not real photos of the user. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Re;memory charges $24 a month for individuals to create three custom avatars. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The social platform lets millions of users interact through avatars resembling anime characters, animals, robots and humans. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 July 2026 Not an inspiration for craven pundits and politicians to use players as divisive avatars. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Users can pose questions to the avatars, trained on proprietary data from the bank’s research team. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026 There are companies creating life-like avatars that can fill in for you in virtual meetings, nodding at the right time and laughing when someone tells a joke. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatars
  1. manifestations
  2. images
  3. icons
  4. incarnations
Noun
  • In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard.
    — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
  • The persistence of these misconceptions matters because clinicians and the public alike may expect Ebola to look dramatic from the outset, when in reality its early manifestations often resemble many other common infectious diseases.
    — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 26 June 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • After all, looking at images is a creative act—no more neutral than producing images.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • This effort comes as generative AI is making convincing real estate listing images faster and easier to produce, raising new concerns about transparency in online housing marketplaces.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • The Howard University alumnus portrayed Black icons Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown on the big screen.
    — Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026
  • Tang and co-founder Joe Hollier noted the OS is designed to be less stimulating, from its monochrome appearance to the launcher that simply displays a list of tools rather than expressive app icons.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
Definition of icons
Noun
  • Although established names like Nicolas Cage, Brendan Fraser, Josh Hartnett, and Jude Law had been linked with previous incarnations of Superman, Singer opted to cast an unknown, just as Donner had done with the peerless Reeve.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • However, Clayton-Thomas continued working over the decades, both solo and as a member of later incarnations of the band.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026
Definition of incarnations

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