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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 incarnations
The original cast had changed the medium, and there had already been a couple of incarnations to follow.
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Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Beset by injuries all season, including to standout tackles Joe Alt, and Rashawn Slater, the Chargers used 25 incarnations up front.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The authors have structured the work as a triple helix, and some of the most powerful moments occur when all three incarnations of the characters are on stage at the same time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Coercive apparatuses vary widely among authoritarian countries, which inherit legacy structures from previous regimes or previous incarnations of their own regimes.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
The much, much larger modern incarnations of Godzilla and Kong wouldn’t even register the brontosaurus.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After Al Qaeda and then Saddam Hussein abruptly emerged as incarnations of a new totalitarianism, Michael Ignatieff and Niall Ferguson, among many others, impatiently urged the United States to assume its imperial obligations and impose democracy, human rights, and free trade through war.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Those intensive collages implied, and even staged, his successive incarnations across six decades of musical self-reinvention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Beset by injuries all season, including to standout tackles Joe Alt, and Rashawn Slater, the Chargers used 25 incarnations up front.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
The authors have structured the work as a triple helix, and some of the most powerful moments occur when all three incarnations of the characters are on stage at the same time.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Coercive apparatuses vary widely among authoritarian countries, which inherit legacy structures from previous regimes or previous incarnations of their own regimes.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
The much, much larger modern incarnations of Godzilla and Kong wouldn’t even register the brontosaurus.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
After Al Qaeda and then Saddam Hussein abruptly emerged as incarnations of a new totalitarianism, Michael Ignatieff and Niall Ferguson, among many others, impatiently urged the United States to assume its imperial obligations and impose democracy, human rights, and free trade through war.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnations
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But on Monday, the French pharma firm reported that clinical trial results showed its experimental oral drug venglustat improved the neurological manifestations of what’s known as type 3 Gaucher disease, which can include poor muscle coordination and cognitive issues.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fashion brands are also cashing in on AI avatars.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Broncos fans have rallied around their backup quarterback, with thousands of fans changing their social media avatars to a picture of Stidham’s face, photoshopped with sunglasses and headphones, imitating a LeBron James meme.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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As the investigation into the shooting unfolded, detectives showed still images of Neves-Valente taken from surveillance video to several shooting victims.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Milan — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned him from wearing his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Incarnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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