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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
In all, 12 Terrells have worked at AT&T or its various incarnations.
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Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the tracks seem designed to remind listeners of his older, less incendiary incarnations.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 30 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
Houses such as Boucheron and Chaumet gave new incarnations to elements mined from their deep archives, whether a signature motif or even a historic address.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Thomas C. Zambito, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Some of the tracks seem designed to remind listeners of his older, less incendiary incarnations.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 30 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
Houses such as Boucheron and Chaumet gave new incarnations to elements mined from their deep archives, whether a signature motif or even a historic address.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnations
Noun
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This entry further defines community radio and then discusses its origins and its manifestations throughout the world.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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These multiple manifestations of the same background body can take circular arrangements, or Einstein Rings, and can also appear as rarer Einstein Crosses.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The character avatars are confirmed for eight Star Fox characters, including Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Falco Lombardi, and Slippy Toad, and the game trailer suggests there may be even more to unlock.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Fake images of celebrities like Katy Perry and Rihanna also popped up online during the Met Gala in 2024.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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“Incarnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnations. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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