INSTANTIATING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

instantiating

verb

present participle of instantiate

as in embodying

to represent in visible form his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur

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Pattinson throws his whole being into embodying the ringmaster rapidly losing control of his circus.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
However, after embodying fussy dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock for Phantom Thread in 2017, Day-Lewis was once again claiming to be done with show business.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of embodying

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With artificial intelligence permeating nearly every aspect of life, therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
When Slowing Things Down Actually Speeds Things Up Developing and expressing transformational care takes time.

— Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressing

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Advertisement Perhaps more importantly, the bloc is incorporating climate into the core of its economic planning.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The score, composed by Damon Albarn, has a rough, analog feel to it, incorporating instruments like an Indonesian angklung.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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