as in to embody
to represent in visible form the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself

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Recent Examples of incarnate Erivo, a musical theater divinity, incarnated Elphaba from the inside out while delivering the power ballads with as much feeling as vocal majesty. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 This confrontation becomes much more interesting when it is incarnated by on the one hand, the patriarchy, and on the other hand, the defiance, the resistance, the integrity of these incredible young women of the new generation in Iran. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024 Donald Trump has, if nothing else, incarnated a belief that the way America was being run was fundamentally broken and needed to be overhauled from top to bottom. Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 That’s enough genius for any writer, but Williams goes further by offering actors the opportunity of incarnating his interior poetry. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for incarnate
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  • Our first two cars, the Speedster and Roadster, embody everything a modern driver’s car should be: agile, balanced, electric, and exhilarating.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
  • No visit to Seoul is complete without diving into its culinary culture, and nothing embodies Korean cuisine more than kimchi.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • At its conclusion, the foreign ministers issued a joint statement expressing their vision on several important matters, including Ukraine, the Middle East, Asia and the Indo-Pacific, Haiti, and Venezuela, among others.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Baltimore Sun would do well to print letters expressing ideas and opinions with a civil tone.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • Medium bodied with brilliant acidity folded around tropical flavors as well as candy cane.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Or can body weight exercises like hip bridges, dips and lunges get you the same benefits as pumping iron?
    Christie Aschwanden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Incarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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