as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness
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Recent Examples of incarnation
While the former Go Pool had three swimming areas, the new incarnation boasts five.
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Kim describes the newest incarnation of Parachute, which just celebrated its 11th anniversary this month, more specifically as a listening bar.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Join 88 others in the comments View Comments Before this bronze statue was stolen, its original wooden incarnation was set alight in July 2020 by vandals.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Kim describes the newest incarnation of Parachute, which just celebrated its 11th anniversary this month, more specifically as a listening bar.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Join 88 others in the comments View Comments Before this bronze statue was stolen, its original wooden incarnation was set alight in July 2020 by vandals.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
Noun
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In many ways, American Science & Surplus is a physical manifestation of the maker ethos.—
Eric Bangeman – Jun 4,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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All around these memories there were beautiful pieces by Grace Wales Bonner and Willy Chavarria, living manifestations of how much André did to help promote talented people of color.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Israeli officials released images of Thunberg and others wearing orange life vests and sitting closely together on the Madleen.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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Through it all, June has been our avatar and guide.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.—
Kevin Nious,
NBC news,
29 May 2025
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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