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.
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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
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
For instance, in the case of analytics, if data is being transformed in the data plane, the control plane can instantiate the pipelines required, spin up additional compute resources and dial everything back down once the tasks are complete.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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
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
For instance, in the case of analytics, if data is being transformed in the data plane, the control plane can instantiate the pipelines required, spin up additional compute resources and dial everything back down once the tasks are complete.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantiate
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Lindbergh, the tall, fresh-faced Midwesterner, embodied a new American archetype: the Lone Eagle.—
David Rooney
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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In curating the show, Moore sought to elevate artists whose work embodies this tension while also offering something tender, vulnerable, and defiant.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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The Senate holds a slim majority, and at least four Senators, including Paul, have publicly expressed concerns over parts of the bill (the others are Ron Johnson, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The urgency expressed Monday surrounding securing additional border resources comes as Mr. Trump called for the National Guard to enforce order in the L.A. area amid protests over activity by ICE, prompting a clash with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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One of the most recent additions to USAID's work was incorporating international concepts of Indigenous rights into policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Amazon Prime Video’s newest NASCAR stat incorporates tens of thousands of incoming data points in real time, using machine learning over the course of a race for more accurate outputs.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2025
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The symptoms can manifest in various ways, including persistent decreased mood or irritability, decreased ability to function at work, inability to be present with their baby or partner, postpartum insomnia and chronic physical symptoms like headaches or gastrointestinal upset.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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This is the moon that people want to use to manifest their desires, release things from their lives and use as an excuse to treat themselves.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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