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 All over the French capital, shop owners and restaurateurs have boarded up their windows against les manifestations—protests over a lack of education funding which have frequently devolved into rioting. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 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 Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 The 1905 law explicitly mentions religious ceremonies, processions and other outdoor manifestations as subject to the ordinary rules governing public order. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Each playing manifestations of those possibilities are Gabriel Basso, Aaron Pierre and Patrick Schwarzenegger. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Many Hindus today identify as Shaivas, Vaishnavas, or Shaktas, sectarian groups that, respectively, worship Shiva, Vishnu, or Shakti as supreme, with all other deities considered as manifestations or subordinates. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestations
  1. incarnations
  2. images
  3. avatars
  4. icons
  5. personifications
  6. abstracts
  7. essences
Noun
  • The Furby, a robotic plush toy that has undergone many incarnations since its invention interacts with its owners and even farts.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The trick to enjoying the latest incarnations of great British TV detectives?
    — Bobby Ghosh, Air Mail, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • My daughter happily colored images of the hotel’s then mascot, Buster the canine, while waiting for her avocado roll and edamame.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Haney challenged that reconstruction, questioning gaps in surveillance images and noting that no witness or camera captured the ignition.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Welcome to the Jungle centered on a group of teenage friends who end up trapped inside a video game as a series of adult avatars.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Besides Vision, this is the first time that the franchise has bestowed human avatars on the rest of the Stark Industries bots.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of avatars
Noun
  • Henry Jaglom, who died last year at the age of 87, was one of the true icons of American independent film.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of icons
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
  • Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of personifications
Noun
  • Scroll down past the first five abstracts for the research in question.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026
Definition of abstracts
Noun
  • Essential oils, oleoresins, essences and distillates all qualify, as do protein hydrolysates and any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of essences

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