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 show was revived on Broadway in 2009, and this production marks Ragtime’s third Broadway incarnation, as well as their fifth show at Lincoln Center Theater.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 May 2025
The 1926 incarnation was a commercial and critical success and won Photoplay magazine’s top prize — one year before the birth of the Academy Awards — at a time when that was the most prestigious recognition a movie could receive.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
The logo has gone through various incarnations since its three founders (who met at the University of San Francisco) commissioned the graphic designer Terry Heckler to create an emblem for the coffee company.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Disaster struck in 1895 when fire consumed much of the estate, yet from these ashes rose perhaps its most defining incarnation.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 May 2025
The 1926 incarnation was a commercial and critical success and won Photoplay magazine’s top prize — one year before the birth of the Academy Awards — at a time when that was the most prestigious recognition a movie could receive.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2025
The logo has gone through various incarnations since its three founders (who met at the University of San Francisco) commissioned the graphic designer Terry Heckler to create an emblem for the coffee company.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Disaster struck in 1895 when fire consumed much of the estate, yet from these ashes rose perhaps its most defining incarnation.
—Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
Noun
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Fortunately, the man did not develop this even more serious manifestation of the disease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The musician’s spotting was part side quest, part manifestation.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
Noun
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To backtrack: Sepideh Farsi was compelled by the images coming out of Gaza to travel there.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Russia is playing for time, evidently, and amassing forces on the eastern frontline, drone images show, ahead of a likely summer offensive.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
Noun
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For millions of his followers, the President is no longer the Administrator-in-Chief but something closer to the hero Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana: a divine avatar destined to wage a holy war against evil.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Meanwhile, as of today, Altman is still posting under his smiling, synthetic avatar.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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