instantiation

noun

as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a generation that regarded Susan Sontag as the instantiation of the modern urban intellectual

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Recent Examples of instantiation In the interview, De Frietas says the campaign was beta-tested with some participants receiving one version of the AI instantiation, and others receiving the other. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 The Voting Rights Act was the true instantiation of the Declaration of Independence. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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  1. manifestation
  2. image
  3. incarnation
Noun
  • One manifestation of that shift is a Holiday Inn Express ad campaign that ran for more than a decade beginning in 1998 and showed ordinary people completing complex tasks such as brain surgery that were far outside their professional expertise.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The dropping/suspension was the beginning of the end, or at least the most public manifestation of the beginning of the end.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of manifestation
Noun
  • Following Abloh’s death in November 2021, Kamara was appointed as art and image director and presented his first show, Spring/Summer 2023, in Paris that year.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The telescope’s first images are expected in the beginning months of 2027.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • But for this film incarnation of Graham’s story, Boyle wanted an Australian to portray the man labelled the ‘Dirty Digger’.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The magazine’s modern incarnation covers bird migrations and competitive stone skipping, oversized roadside attractions and how to grow roses.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarnation

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“Instantiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiation. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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