embodier

noun

Definition of embodiernext
as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a devoted caregiver to her elderly parents, she is the flesh-and-blood embodier of filial duty

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  1. manifestation
  2. image
  3. incarnation
Noun
  • What is manifestation if not telling yourself an aspirational lie until the universe responds accordingly?
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of manifestation
Noun
  • The optical payload successfully demonstrated angles-only navigation using live-feed images and an algorithm embedded within its payload electronics, enabling closed-loop control between the payload and the spacecraft, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But by halftime, the image escaped those few inches as the Pride of the Southland Band gave Parton’s most enduring symbol a much larger stage.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • During that time, Prince George will adhere to the historic institution’s dress code, in which the contemporary incarnation was established by Anthony Chenevix-Trench, who served the school as headmaster from 1964 to 1970.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Nazi state leisure organization Kraft durch Freude (Strength through Joy) introduced the KdF-Wagen, as the first incarnation of the VW Beetle was called, with great fanfare in 1938.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarnation
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