as in manifestations
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
Having been around the Mets for several years, Zeile has seen several incarnations of the team.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
That idea didn’t go forward at the time, and the project went through multiple incarnations at other places until, following Suits global resurgence on Netflix in the summer of 2023, it was piloted by NBC as a Suits spinoff set at a Los Angeles law firm with UCP as the studio.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The series of today bears little resemblance to its early incarnations.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
However his new incarnations are also destined to die soon.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
But the kinks were worked out on set, with digital 3D production also introduced in its early incarnations.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
The cinema has undergone several incarnations since it was built by brothers Jimmy and Johnny Houlihan and opened in 1919.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The difference in scope is so vast, so astronomical, that these penalties are unrecognizable from their prior incarnations.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Not only is he not mentioned in Tolkien’s original text, there isn’t even anyone like him in previous incarnations of LOTR.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
That idea didn’t go forward at the time, and the project went through multiple incarnations at other places until, following Suits global resurgence on Netflix in the summer of 2023, it was piloted by NBC as a Suits spinoff set at a Los Angeles law firm with UCP as the studio.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The series of today bears little resemblance to its early incarnations.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
However his new incarnations are also destined to die soon.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
But the kinks were worked out on set, with digital 3D production also introduced in its early incarnations.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
The cinema has undergone several incarnations since it was built by brothers Jimmy and Johnny Houlihan and opened in 1919.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The difference in scope is so vast, so astronomical, that these penalties are unrecognizable from their prior incarnations.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Not only is he not mentioned in Tolkien’s original text, there isn’t even anyone like him in previous incarnations of LOTR.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Incarnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnations. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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