as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness
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Recent Examples of incarnation
After a two-year renovation, though, very little of that incarnation survives.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The 21st century incarnation of Art in America focuses on art, artists, art criticism, and prevailing trends.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
In that sense, the cultural output of the defense-tech sector is the latest incarnation of a tendency that emerged in the alt-slipstream of the 2010s on image boards like 4chan and morphed into the hipper end of MAGA.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
In all, 12 Terrells have worked at AT&T or its various incarnations.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The 21st century incarnation of Art in America focuses on art, artists, art criticism, and prevailing trends.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
In that sense, the cultural output of the defense-tech sector is the latest incarnation of a tendency that emerged in the alt-slipstream of the 2010s on image boards like 4chan and morphed into the hipper end of MAGA.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
In all, 12 Terrells have worked at AT&T or its various incarnations.
—Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
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In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Examples include his pioneering insights on the dispersal of seeds, his anticipation of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and his study of the seasonal manifestations of natural phenomena, such as plants’ flowering times and bird migrations.—
Robert M. Thorson,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The image doesn’t mean the basketball gods have already penciled Dybantsa into Brooklyn’s future.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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When two teens who connect as avatars in a virtual world are forced into a remote wilderness therapy program, their digital escape collides with reality.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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At the center of the story is Molina’s tentacled avatar, Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who has lived most of his life at the cozy and clean Sowell Bay Aquarium, located near Puget Sound.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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