Thesaurus results for INSTANTIATE

instantiate

verb

in-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt

Definition of instantiate

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 Are the humanities as they are currently instantiated in the American university system actually worth the Faustian bargains we are forced to make to keep them? — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 In a sense, starting internally and drawing inspiration from the external world around her, her mother instantiated an understanding of beauty that captured the core of an individual. — Essence, 17 Dec. 2025 In other words, our intelligence is designed as an uncertainty-minimization function, and this is instantiated as a set of mental states (gears) controlled by the blue dot, LC network. — Marcus Weldon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 He feels burned by his efforts to instantiate popular sovereignty. — Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instantiate

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During the 1960s and ’70s, Morgan embodied and inspired historic changes in how women lived and thought.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The contrast between relief and despair is rarely more stark than on a tennis court, where two players embodying those emotions stand across the net at the end of a match and shake hands.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of embody

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Artificial intelligence developers are expressing alarm that AI could destroy humanity in the next few years, and industry leaders are calling for a slowdown in its development.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
At the blue red carpet rollout last week, the actress, known for portraying Olivia Benson in the NBC franchise, expressed excitement to do something different from her longstanding work on the show.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of express

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Prieto zooms out even further with some of the other pieces in the exhibition, which don’t incorporate original building fragments but are inspired by their architecture.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
Korean brands have become particularly adept at turning said ingredients into lightweight, layered topicals that are easy to incorporate into everyday rituals.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of incorporate

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Melling’s superpower is a strange one; his face always seems to bear the expression of someone about to drop 500 feet without a seatbelt on a Six Flags rollercoaster, and this ability to manifest existential horror is a core feature of Stuffed.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
His refired ambition most prominently manifests in his decision to star in A Different Man, after initially declining to even read the script.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

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