as in to embody
to represent in visible form his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of instantiate For him, the values of America are synonymous with a particular theological understanding of Christianity, and the country’s ethical identity is instantiated in the message of the Bible. Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 The Way Forward Fundamentally, enterprises now face a decision point - remain, observers as AI reshapes competitive horizons or actively instantiates internal leadership to chart an intelligent course ahead. Mark Minevich, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 As the homepage’s load fluctuates throughout the day, Fargate instantiates more tasks as needed to handle the load. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023 But the past and the present and the future are actually instantiated simultaneously. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2010 This case instantiates the core principle that simply refraining from discriminating or offering the same services to all children is not enough to ensure that students received a substantively equal education. Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023 Right on the cusp of changing the economic paradigm, but before that paradigm was fully instantiated. How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023 What this tells us is that while DeepMind's powerful neural networks do instantiate a representation of the Breakout screen, this representation remains firmly anchored to raw pixels even at the higher levels of abstraction deep in the network. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 The late, great Steve Jobs instantiated a corporate culture around this credo and used it to build one of the premier computing companies in the world. Clint Boulton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
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  • Brown’s work as Darden provides much of the emotional heart of the story; the character embodies the conflicting perspectives in L.A.’s racially stratified communities that swirled around the case.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Inspired by the romance of Paris—the city of love—this collection embodies the charm and allure that fills its streets.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Some health professionals have expressed concerns about excessive fluoride intake and potential toxicity.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths.
    Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • This version, which incorporates butter and milk into the rice cake skin, is particularly soft in texture and gentle in taste—all very much in keeping with 99’s feather-light cooking philosophy.
    Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Schiaparelli has since reinvented the lobster dress, with creative directors Bertrand Guyon and Daniel Roseberry incorporating the luxe shellfish into their spring 2017 couture and spring 2024 ready-to-wear collections, respectively.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • In Discount Meat, released on December 31, this manifests in material that is really out there in terms of appropriateness, like a 13-minute section comparing 9/11 to COVID or a shockingly thorough exploration of whether pedophiles go into having kids with the intention of molesting them one day.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • This might manifest in slower responses the next time a new infection or threat appears, more women having to navigate pregnancy alone, and less support for new mothers and families in the home after a child is born.
    Dr. Ashwin Vasan, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Instantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiate. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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