Thesaurus results for MANIFESTATION

manifestation

noun

ˌma-nə-fə-ˈstā-shən

Definition of manifestation

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 The demonstrations became a more widespread manifestation of anger and anxiety about education, employment, and general livelihood issues. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 The hotel just opened, so maybe that’s what accounts for it, but there’s a real atmosphere of excitement, and the staff seems to want to represent the greatest manifestation of the Four Seasons brand. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 The curtain that officials brought down to prevent witnesses seeing Pike’s suffering is merely the visible manifestation of a process that is hidden from voters by design. — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manifestation

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Noun

In its previous incarnation as an EV specialist, Tesla could have helped.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarnation

Noun

Welcome to the Jungle focused on a group of teenage friends getting trapped inside a video game as a collection of adult avatars.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
By the end of that dinner in Poland, the mother Nowaczyk-Basińska talked with came to a very different decision about creating a postmortem avatar of her son.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of avatar

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Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Roberts and Oprah were among the stars who paid tribute to Dolly Parton during the Country Music Association’s celebration of the late country icon Wednesday night.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of icon

Noun

Finish Skin Prep With a Toner or Essence After cleansing, a toning step can remove any leftover impurities from the pores and balance the skin’s pH level, while essences—which have a slightly thicker texture—tend to be more hydrating.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Finding the essence of a scene does not always mean moving closer or showing more.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of essence

Noun

Phobos and Deimos take their names from the Greek mythological personifications of fear and terror, sons of the war god Ares, whose Roman counterpart is Mars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Democrats have continued to invoke Epstein as a personification of Washington cronyism throughout this election cycle.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of personification

Noun

Because in January, the legendary recording artist shocked the crowd during an unannounced stop at the Village of Wellington’s 30th anniversary celebration of its incorporation, in western Palm Beach County.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Raise and lower the heat in gradual increments, and work with ingredients at compatible temperatures to ensure gradual incorporation.

— Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of incorporation

Noun

The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

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