as in to embody
to represent in visible form
his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur
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Recent Examples of instantiate
For him, the values of America are synonymous with a particular theological understanding of Christianity, and the country’s ethical identity is instantiated in the message of the Bible.
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The Way Forward Fundamentally, enterprises now face a decision point - remain, observers as AI reshapes competitive horizons or actively instantiates internal leadership to chart an intelligent course ahead.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
As the homepage’s load fluctuates throughout the day, Fargate instantiates more tasks as needed to handle the load.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023
This case instantiates the core principle that simply refraining from discriminating or offering the same services to all children is not enough to ensure that students received a substantively equal education.
—Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023
Right on the cusp of changing the economic paradigm, but before that paradigm was fully instantiated.
—How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
What this tells us is that while DeepMind's powerful neural networks do instantiate a representation of the Breakout screen, this representation remains firmly anchored to raw pixels even at the higher levels of abstraction deep in the network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The late, great Steve Jobs instantiated a corporate culture around this credo and used it to build one of the premier computing companies in the world.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
For instance, in the case of analytics, if data is being transformed in the data plane, the control plane can instantiate the pipelines required, spin up additional compute resources and dial everything back down once the tasks are complete.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
The Way Forward Fundamentally, enterprises now face a decision point - remain, observers as AI reshapes competitive horizons or actively instantiates internal leadership to chart an intelligent course ahead.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
As the homepage’s load fluctuates throughout the day, Fargate instantiates more tasks as needed to handle the load.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023
This case instantiates the core principle that simply refraining from discriminating or offering the same services to all children is not enough to ensure that students received a substantively equal education.
—Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023
Right on the cusp of changing the economic paradigm, but before that paradigm was fully instantiated.
—How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
What this tells us is that while DeepMind's powerful neural networks do instantiate a representation of the Breakout screen, this representation remains firmly anchored to raw pixels even at the higher levels of abstraction deep in the network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The late, great Steve Jobs instantiated a corporate culture around this credo and used it to build one of the premier computing companies in the world.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
For instance, in the case of analytics, if data is being transformed in the data plane, the control plane can instantiate the pipelines required, spin up additional compute resources and dial everything back down once the tasks are complete.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantiate
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No visit to Seoul is complete without diving into its culinary culture, and nothing embodies Korean cuisine more than kimchi.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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So how can an airport embody a concept like mindfulness?—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After catching wind of Rock’s new love interest, Saffold took to social media to weigh in on the pairing, beginning her comments with what some took as a hint of shade before appearing to express her approval of Rock dating Newton.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Booker expressed just as much after the Suns suffered a 38-point loss to Golden State on Tuesday.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The future of design incorporates old items, antiques, mixing them with new pieces and expanding palettes.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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By utilizing a design approach that incorporates societal and cultural themes, McNeil’s projects are a beautiful medley of soulful modern interiors.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This can manifest as blame, sarcasm, eye rolls or silence, which are all forms of communication that may send unintended messages. When emotional safety is lacking, even routine conversations can feel charged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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For the men, this effort manifests in a competition as old as time.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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