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incarnated

verb

past tense of incarnate
as in embodied
to represent in visible form the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself

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Recent Examples of incarnated The farm machinist, reading Keskin’s Y’ol, incarnated the dan in the figure of a white Midwestern man. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The director’s vision, incarnated by Seyfried’s bewitching presence and voice, invokes the uncanny atmosphere of early Shakerism. — Christian Goodwillie, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnated
  1. embodied
  2. expressed
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  • Still, Yao was optimistic that embodied AI would follow the same scaling law that transformed large language models.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Manchester City’s back-to-the-walls defensive display in their 1-0 victory in the Manchester derby on Sunday presented the former, while Manchester United’s inability to create chances against 10 men embodied the latter.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Kid Cudi defended his decision to perform with his longtime friend and controversial musician, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), after some fans and critics expressed disappointment.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The trend was expressed through several looks at Celine and spotted in the Chanel fall-winter 2026–2027 collection too.
    — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of expressed

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“Incarnated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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