as in incarnation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love
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This entry further defines community radio and then discusses its origins and its manifestations throughout the world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
In Cavarocchi’s practice, womanhood is seen as a manifestation of nature, with landscapes playing a role in healing trauma and reflecting cyclical rhythms of regeneration.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
The pop star’s headlining set was a two-year-old manifestation come to life.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
In Cavarocchi’s practice, womanhood is seen as a manifestation of nature, with landscapes playing a role in healing trauma and reflecting cyclical rhythms of regeneration.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
The pop star’s headlining set was a two-year-old manifestation come to life.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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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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Alpencamper View gallery - 13 images Most bicycle campers just tow, but there are some that flip, that drop, that pitch and that straight blow up.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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However, the image of the Indigenous man is still featured around the campus, including in a large mural in the gym.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Related Stories Powered by Genies’ AI tools, creators can work directly with the company and the platform to customize the avatars to uniquely reflect their artistic style and personality.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the idea of using one for multiple hours every day, or of trying to socialize in real life while the people around me try to meet my digital avatar’s dead eyes, is absurd.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Shell, YTD Shell reports earnings this Thursday, May 7th.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Its subject is a fading icon of American culture.—
Time,
Time,
6 May 2026
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In his first Inaugural Address, on March 4, 1861, with seven states having already seceded from the Union, Lincoln proclaimed the essence of secession to be anarchy.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The parks commissioner, the infamous Henry Stern, loved the version of the plan which, in essence, extended the Park’s south end entrance.—
Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Defined by her beauty and its capacity to both beguile and betray, she can be interpreted as a destructive force and personification of the male fear of female autonomy.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.—
Fiona Tapp,
Parents,
1 Apr. 2026
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Musk, whose record $56 billion pay package was in legal limbo in Delaware, relocated Tesla's incorporation out of state during the spat.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Hermes-1 is not built to produce electricity, which is a crucial step in demonstrating the incorporation of components such as the tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) coated fuel particle and flibe molten fluoride salt coolant.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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The trade-off for that short-term satisfaction is the externalization of a thinking process that used to live inside a junior associate’s head.—
Jeff Raikes,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The cumulative effect could be the gradual externalization of state capacity.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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