as in to embody
to represent in visible form
Many believe their success story incarnates what the American dream is all about.
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Recent Examples of incarnate
God, who was incarnated as a human, in a way became an immigrant among us.
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Ramon Bejarano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
This confrontation becomes much more interesting when it is incarnated by on the one hand, the patriarchy, and on the other hand, the defiance, the resistance, the integrity of these incredible young women of the new generation in Iran.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Several times, the president of the jury carried out a bizarre line of questioning that undercut the feminist victory the trial supposedly incarnated.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Trump’s outsize presence in this scene is incarnated by the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which Fassler boldly painted in shades of black and blue.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Ramon Bejarano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
This confrontation becomes much more interesting when it is incarnated by on the one hand, the patriarchy, and on the other hand, the defiance, the resistance, the integrity of these incredible young women of the new generation in Iran.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Several times, the president of the jury carried out a bizarre line of questioning that undercut the feminist victory the trial supposedly incarnated.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Trump’s outsize presence in this scene is incarnated by the Trump International Hotel and Tower, which Fassler boldly painted in shades of black and blue.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnate
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In The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, the 28-year-old actress embodies a 20-year-old Knox as she's wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while studying abroad in Italy.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Empathetic leadership can be embodied by anyone—from managers overseeing entire departments to those leading specific projects.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several parents expressed anger at the Kyrene School District Governing Board meeting on Aug. 5 over the handling of air quality issues stemming from a school roof construction project.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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At least one Texas official expressed frustration with FEMA's call center performance and blamed cuts to the agency.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The carbon-fiber bodied LFA up for auction, chassis no. 205, is finished in white, a color that shows off the grace of Kengo Matsumoto’s design.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Biegel then punched the man five times in the back of his head before using his fists and knees to strike him in the head and body an additional 22 times, according to a plea agreement.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Why is the Lion's Gate Portal good for manifesting?—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Those nightmarish figures are going to manifest in this terrifying new space.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her songbook incorporates about 50 different tunings.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Chegg, a site that sells textbooks and offers digital services like generating flash cards, is incorporating AI models.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Incarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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