reincarnation

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Recent Examples of reincarnation In addition to the pious, persevering Goma and flawed Chandravati in the mortal realm, in the divine realm there are the goddesses Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026 This manifests in the form of rituals that are often more private and secretive than those of mainstream Shi’a Islam, scriptures in addition to the Quran, and the belief in tajyeel—reincarnation. Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026 The city’s Forest Theater, its iconic green-white-and-red spire soaring into the sky, has stood vacant since 2009, but it is poised for its latest reincarnation later this year. Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reincarnation
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Noun
  • We are faced with a vastly more consequential version of a Catch-22.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t lock into one version too soon.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The institute likes spring fire testing at its site about halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, because while summer temperatures in the South can nearly match those in the fire-prone West, the swampy humidity in July is a bad approximation to a mountain canyon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lucia Kendall Has made quite the impression since making her debut in October, from scoring her first goal in the 2-0 against Ghana in December to holding her own in the No 10 position against Spain’s midfield in midweek.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • May Mailman, who last year coördinated the White House’s higher-education policy as a deputy for Stephen Miller, told me that McMahon made a different impression from other, more fervent Administration figures.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Reincarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reincarnation. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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