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
The Voting Rights Act was the true instantiation of the Declaration of Independence.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantiation
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Tontey’s Karamoy becomes literally larger than life, with three breasts and exaggerated muscles, a physical manifestation of her will toward self-determination.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Still, some observers see the magnitude of the problem as another manifestation of a broader affordability crisis.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The image doesn’t mean the basketball gods have already penciled Dybantsa into Brooklyn’s future.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The podcast helped keep Eternally Yours alive through the various twists and turns that included an animation incarnation.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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That point has echoed through every incarnation of The Rocky Horror Show since.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Instantiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiation. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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