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
The franchise, which began with Ian Fleming’s first novel, Casino Royale in 1953, has spawned numerous film adaptations featuring a roster of A-list actors, with Daniel Craig as the last incarnation of Agent 007.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
In fact, Altiplano is the second incarnation of Hicks’s interpretation of the mid-scale check, first released in 1966 as Inca—a name that reflected the era’s casual conflation of Peruvian cultures.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Apparently the actress kept a photo of David Bowie on her at all times and had hired an early incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band to play a party at her house.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
In fact, Altiplano is the second incarnation of Hicks’s interpretation of the mid-scale check, first released in 1966 as Inca—a name that reflected the era’s casual conflation of Peruvian cultures.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Apparently the actress kept a photo of David Bowie on her at all times and had hired an early incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band to play a party at her house.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
Noun
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Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Much of the fan speculation and manifestation surrounding KATSEYE’s Grammy chances centered on the Best New Artist category.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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In places like Kemusuk, a village near Yogyakarta where he was born, his image is everywhere – from museum memorabilia celebrating his life to the souvenir T-shirts with his smiling face.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In this image, Johns sits on a table littered with liquor bottles.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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With these risks avoided, Blackrock focuses on using its system to allow patients to operate computers and, as with Echo, speak via an on-screen avatar.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Later, xAI released a male avatar, Valentine, that follows similar logic and eventually goes shirtless.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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