as in evident
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
despite his manifest lack of leadership skills, the shift supervisor managed to keep his position
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as in to reveal
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
a frustration that is often manifested by a minor facial tic
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as in to embody
to represent in visible form
graduates of the military academies manifest, we hope, the best that this country has to offer
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Recent Examples of manifest
Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Those entering with perishable cargo needing inspection will also use the app to notify border agents, as will bus operators who need to submit manifests of who and what is on board their vehicles crossing in and out of the country.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
New York Times, 1 May 2025
He will always be remembered for his manifest humility, simplicity of life, and tireless love for the poor.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
New Atlas, 28 July 2025
In a way, everything that is wrong with the Yankees and right with the AL East-leading Blue Jays was manifested in their recent series in Toronto in which the Yankees committed a total of seven errors and scored all of their runs on homers.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Adjective
The company alleged in the suit that the figure was drawn from manifests signed by its jeweler customers ahead of the tractor-trailer’s departure from San Mateo.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Those entering with perishable cargo needing inspection will also use the app to notify border agents, as will bus operators who need to submit manifests of who and what is on board their vehicles crossing in and out of the country.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Verb
Michael Kimmelman, The Times’s chief architecture critic and Headway’s editor at large, recently had the chance to see one of these back-to-the-future visions made manifest.
—New York Times, 1 May 2025
He will always be remembered for his manifest humility, simplicity of life, and tireless love for the poor.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
Noun
Sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious, self-sabotage can manifest in various areas of life, including work, relationships, and personal achievements.
—New Atlas, 28 July 2025
In a way, everything that is wrong with the Yankees and right with the AL East-leading Blue Jays was manifested in their recent series in Toronto in which the Yankees committed a total of seven errors and scored all of their runs on homers.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifest
Adjective
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The talent is evident, yet the three aim to stay humble.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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That blend of tradition and innovation is evident in both the menu and the experience.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that for every additional level of education, poverty rates for single mothers declined by an average of 33%.—
Rita Raichoudhuri,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Every microservice outage reveals the presence of unmanaged complexity, weak isolation mechanisms and non-existent feedback loops.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Van Persie’s bright but brief flame at United embodies the tension between short-term success and sustainable long-term performance that is at the heart of all transfer decisions.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Margaret Qualley is used to embodying larger than life characters on screen.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Air quality in the Marquette area measured 161 on the air quality index.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The index for jobs ticked up to 48, from 47.9 in June, while that for new orders fell to 49.4, down from 50.2 in June.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The PCMark 10 Overall Storage test measures an SSD's speed in performing a variety of routine tasks such as launching Windows, loading games and creative apps, and copying both small and large files.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Indeed tariffs typically take several months to feed through to inflation data, while the significant front loading of imports implies that few goods may have been subject to tariffs yet.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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While the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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However, obstacles, chief among them the Kings’ apparent commitment to patience and prudence, abound.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Often mistaken for king snakes or milk snakes, coral snakes display distinctive red, yellow, and black rings encircling their bodies.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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These products are perfect for displaying on a mantel or placing by a bowl of Halloween candy.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
Verb
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A number of prominent politicians of both parties have expressed grief over the incident.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
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More advanced users have also expressed frustration with Futurehome potentially killing its devices’ ability to work by connecting to a local device instead of the cloud.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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“Manifest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifest. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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