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
Other works by Paglen physically instantiate his arguments beyond what writing alone can do.
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Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Provision and register agent identities when instantiated and decommission them immediately after use.
—Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Provision and register agent identities when instantiated and decommission them immediately after use.
—Eric Olden, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantiate
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And as part of the Oberoi Group, Rajvilas embodies the brand’s reputation for quietly exceptional service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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These communities have, for centuries, evolved to embody the distinctly American capacity to embrace difference and foster opportunity for all—now and for the future.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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After 10 days trapped in a cave with four others, the first man brought to safety expressed heartfelt gratitude to his rescuers and his family.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Other countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt also issued statements condemning the attacks and expressing support for Kuwait.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Treatments incorporate local ingredients like coconut, and the signature Sea of Life massage uses organic marine botanicals to enhance relaxation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Customers will be able to increase the accuracy of the reasoning model by incorporating their own data.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The outlet reported that there were tensions between Hardy, the show's co-creator Jez Butterworth, and producer David Glasser, but those tensions never manifested in an official dismissal.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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The tics typically begin to manifest between the ages of 2 and 15, and males are three to four times more likely to develop the disorder than females.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Instantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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