1
as in displaying
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
a frustration that is often manifested by a minor facial tic
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2
as in embodying
to represent in visible form
graduates of the military academies manifest, we hope, the best that this country has to offer
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Recent Examples of manifesting
Success on Her Own Terms Yet there is one glaring problem in manifesting a post-marital identity overhaul for one of the world’s most successful women—namely, Swift herself, who has expressed no intention of swapping her guitar for an apron.
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Given the show’s overdue Emmy recognition, fans have now turned their attention to manifesting a fourth season.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Then, in the last couple of years, Jim Carrey taught me about manifesting.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The cosmic event is believed to be a great time for manifesting, as the star Sirius is extremely lucky.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Wuxia is a sort of culture-wide genre within China that focuses on martial arts and spirituality, usually manifesting in historical fantasy featuring martial artists with supernatural abilities.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Market observers are indeed seeing all the pressure as manifesting in the Bowman and Waller dissents.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Given the show’s overdue Emmy recognition, fans have now turned their attention to manifesting a fourth season.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Then, in the last couple of years, Jim Carrey taught me about manifesting.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
The cosmic event is believed to be a great time for manifesting, as the star Sirius is extremely lucky.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Wuxia is a sort of culture-wide genre within China that focuses on martial arts and spirituality, usually manifesting in historical fantasy featuring martial artists with supernatural abilities.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Market observers are indeed seeing all the pressure as manifesting in the Bowman and Waller dissents.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifesting
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The Spier Arts Trust aims to make art accessible, so the farm acts as a platform for displaying art that the public can enjoy.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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This mindset encompasses perseverance, loyalty, embracing differences, displaying an openness to personal growth and strong conflict-resolution skills, including the willingness to seek help when necessary.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In them, Emily Bader can be seen embodying heroine Poppy Wright, a travel writer in a rut, opposite Tom Blyth as the dapper Alex Nilsen, her estranged best friend who leads a high school English class.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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They are joined by an ensemble including Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Greta Lee, Moses Ingram, and Jason Clarke, each embodying the cabinet members, military officers, and aides scrambling to prevent total disaster.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, due to the bad blood, Tapia de Veer didn’t directly inform White of his decision, instead revealing his intentions to the crew and in a New York Times interview that preceded the third season’s finale.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Sep. 2025
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Such a discovery could trace a journey of a million light-years or more, revealing just how far galactic material can travel.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter, 26, began her speech thanking the VMAs and expressing her appreciation to her fans for listening to her music.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Reuters saw chatbot data showing more than 10 million interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Institute said the study found that distraction alerts were far more common than drowsiness warnings, which aligns with previous research showing visible drowsiness is quite rare.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Here's why glass cloches are worth incorporating into your decor, along with expert recommendations on how to decorate with these charming little display cases.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Sacrifice was filmed in July, incorporating elements of contemporary British dance, poetry and theater.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Aug. 2025
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Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fahey Rush was often responsible for demonstrating how the company’s TV audiences — in the linear era, some of the industry’s youngest — behaved and consumed media and advertising.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Manifesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifesting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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