Thesaurus results for MANIFESTATIONS

manifestations

noun

plural of manifestation

as in incarnations

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 manifestations 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 Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial. —

Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Murphy won't say, for fear of sharing her manifestations. —

Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Examples include his pioneering insights on the dispersal of seeds, his anticipation of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and his study of the seasonal manifestations of natural phenomena, such as plants’ flowering times and bird migrations. —

Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026 This entry further defines community radio and then discusses its origins and its manifestations throughout the world. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 In this case, the team was able to use the cross-shaped manifestations of this quasar to determine the mass distribution of the stars J1453g to an unprecedented level of precision. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Behaviors that may be interpreted as noncompliance or a threat can, in reality, be manifestations of profound distress. —

Jim Cook, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. —

Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026

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By now, there have been various incarnations of Mbappe at World Cups.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of the same souls across a karmic cycle of love and possession.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026