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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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Jose Mourinho has been identified to amend that, a manifestation of the unique pressures that come when a club of this scope stops winning.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Michael Jordan’s audacious leaps over towering defenders, Kobe Bryant’s cold-blooded poise in the waning seconds of an NBA Finals game — these are the images that linger, the memories that shape the sport.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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But these videos and still images, which the forum says were filmed by Hamas, show part of the hostages’ time in the tunnels under Gaza.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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According to sources, Aisha Summers-Burke, who has led BET Studios since its 2021 launch as EVP, Head of Creative, will continue to do so in the entity’s new incarnation.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Dec. 2025
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What’s interesting, however, is that he was also seen as more moral, and people were more inclined to vote for him than his flexible incarnation!—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Instantiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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