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
In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
The modern incarnation is in a flute, sans the ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Future incarnations will be in the form of seasonal specials, Markle said last year, and her spokesperson told Variety.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Shakespearean actor had famously played Hamlet on stage at the Old Vic in London, and his magnetic cinematic incarnation would come to personify the character — and in fact, Shakespeare — for a generation of filmgoers.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
The modern incarnation is in a flute, sans the ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
Future incarnations will be in the form of seasonal specials, Markle said last year, and her spokesperson told Variety.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Shakespearean actor had famously played Hamlet on stage at the Old Vic in London, and his magnetic cinematic incarnation would come to personify the character — and in fact, Shakespeare — for a generation of filmgoers.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
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Moreover, the Cuban newcomer — a former Billboard On the Radar Latin artist — is as fierce and unapologetic as ever, delivering sharp verses that are both for the haters, and serve also a strong manifestation on abundance and prosperity.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its early manifestations frequently surface in other clinics.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Whereas the intimate, snapshot-style images call us to bask in the anachronistic warmth of the analog, the profane photographs beckon toward the messy pleasures of the body.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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More employers are expected to start deploying bots to carry out at least the initial round of interviews, either by text chat, audio call or a video avatar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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During our test drive on the outskirts of Albufeira, Portugal, the virtual assistant—a cute talking helmet avatar named LittleBenz—quickly found several restaurants with great wine reviews (from Google), going so far as to read some top reviews aloud.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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