externalizations

noun

plural of externalization
as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche

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  1. manifestations
  2. images
  3. incarnations
Noun
  • But the competition for the Golden Lion and the festival’s other awards is only the start of Venice’s wide-ranging embrace of the art of cinema in its many manifestations.
    — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • As a part of its investigation, the department has released those images from surveillance footage.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watch another teaser, get more information, and see some still images from the series below.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • More importantly, the franchise has jumped around in time — not just with the occasional time-travel subplot, but with different incarnations of the characters across the timeline.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
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