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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Recent Examples of manifestation
An equally strong argument could be made that the dementia was the real cause because his actions are manifestations of his condition.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The result is a joyful and naturalistic celebration of the term’s many meanings and manifestations.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Alysa Liu skips onto the ice, her gold costume a manifestation of what is to come.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
So, part of what is lost is the physical manifestation of these longer histories and heritages.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The result is a joyful and naturalistic celebration of the term’s many meanings and manifestations.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Alysa Liu skips onto the ice, her gold costume a manifestation of what is to come.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
So, part of what is lost is the physical manifestation of these longer histories and heritages.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for manifestation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestation
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In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Fey, so instrumental in SNL‘s modern era, was drafted in to add some gravitas to the UK incarnation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Whereas the intimate, snapshot-style images call us to bask in the anachronistic warmth of the analog, the profane photographs beckon toward the messy pleasures of the body.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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More employers are expected to start deploying bots to carry out at least the initial round of interviews, either by text chat, audio call or a video avatar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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During our test drive on the outskirts of Albufeira, Portugal, the virtual assistant—a cute talking helmet avatar named LittleBenz—quickly found several restaurants with great wine reviews (from Google), going so far as to read some top reviews aloud.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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The twenty-four-hour temperature forecast is shown as a fluctuating black line tagged with icons denoting the weather every three hours.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Designed by pioneering Modernist architect Richard Neutra in 1928, with limited collaboration from another Modernist icon, Rudolph Schindler, the Jardinette Apartments had been hiding in plain sight on an unassuming Hollywood street for nearly a century.—
Sam Lubell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Time is very much of the essence, as a two-week recess is set to begin at the end of next week.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Mar. 2026
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In essence the ball will be brighter and have more bulbs creating better color and white light.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Glamourous doesn’t do it justice—Hepburn was elegant with an edge, the personification of modern sophistication.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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That line is the personification of speed and skill.—
Chris Pronger,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Arsen Der-Aprahamian, a business broker whose name appeared on initial incorporation records for five of the 15 hospices, said the businesses were flipped and that he is no longer associated with any of them.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Rules cannot conflict with the HOA’s articles of incorporation, CC&Rs or bylaws, per Section 4350(c).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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Art is an externalization of our imagination and need to express ourselves.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Virtuoso delivers accurate externalization and localization of sound, ensuring mix decisions translate well to loudspeakers.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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