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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 incarnations
The house then went through a couple of incarnations, owned by different families, before family-run Uga Escapes—whose show-stopping properties, span Anuradhapura to Yala National Park—took it over.
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Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The original cast had changed the medium, and there had already been a couple of incarnations to follow.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Beset by injuries all season, including to standout tackles Joe Alt, and Rashawn Slater, the Chargers used 25 incarnations up front.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The authors have structured the work as a triple helix, and some of the most powerful moments occur when all three incarnations of the characters are on stage at the same time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Coercive apparatuses vary widely among authoritarian countries, which inherit legacy structures from previous regimes or previous incarnations of their own regimes.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
The much, much larger modern incarnations of Godzilla and Kong wouldn’t even register the brontosaurus.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The original cast had changed the medium, and there had already been a couple of incarnations to follow.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Beset by injuries all season, including to standout tackles Joe Alt, and Rashawn Slater, the Chargers used 25 incarnations up front.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The authors have structured the work as a triple helix, and some of the most powerful moments occur when all three incarnations of the characters are on stage at the same time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Coercive apparatuses vary widely among authoritarian countries, which inherit legacy structures from previous regimes or previous incarnations of their own regimes.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
The much, much larger modern incarnations of Godzilla and Kong wouldn’t even register the brontosaurus.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnations
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There are about 10 million cystic-fibrosis carriers in the United States alone, so if even a fraction of them have some degree of symptoms, that amounts to many people with manifestations of the disease.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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But on Monday, the French pharma firm reported that clinical trial results showed its experimental oral drug venglustat improved the neurological manifestations of what’s known as type 3 Gaucher disease, which can include poor muscle coordination and cognitive issues.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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That includes deploying tools such as digital avatars to conduct basic medical interviews, robotic systems for remote diagnostics, and drones to deliver medication where pharmacies don't exist.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Fashion brands are also cashing in on AI avatars.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The move adds to mounting regulatory pressure on X, which is also facing probes in France and the United Kingdom after thousands of sexualised deepfake images — mainly of women, but also children — were generated using Grok last month, prompting a global backlash.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Cowboy Carter artist shared yet another set of images on Instagram from the 2026 Super Bowl, this time wearing a long brown coat with a matching hat and blue jeans.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Incarnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnations. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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