as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
our genial hosts, avatars of Southern hospitality
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Recent Examples of avatar
The larger platform sees tens of billions of avatar updates every year as users change up their look.
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Camille Freestone, Vogue, 13 May 2025
For millions of his followers, the President is no longer the Administrator-in-Chief but something closer to the hero Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana: a divine avatar destined to wage a holy war against evil.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Meanwhile, as of today, Altman is still posting under his smiling, synthetic avatar.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Employees who feel uncomfortable on camera might feel more confident sending an avatar.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Camille Freestone, Vogue, 13 May 2025
For millions of his followers, the President is no longer the Administrator-in-Chief but something closer to the hero Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana: a divine avatar destined to wage a holy war against evil.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
Meanwhile, as of today, Altman is still posting under his smiling, synthetic avatar.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Employees who feel uncomfortable on camera might feel more confident sending an avatar.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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Inside the park, attendees can roam through physical manifestations of Nintendo games, including the Mushroom Kingdom and Donkey Kong Country.—
Sage Anderson,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Her mom has trouble with intimate relationships and is sort of like a boy crazy mom, and Taylor's the one that's seeing the manifestation of that, and essentially comforting her mother and trying to help her.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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The Ivy League institution previously housed the images, believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved African people in the United States, in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The 15-story hotel has 338 rooms, and the lobby is often buzzing with guests returning from visits to nearby icons like the Itoya stationery store, Mitsukoshi department store, and Tsutaya bookstore.—
Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
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Audra McDonald Reflecting on her relationship with McDonald, 54, LuPone admitted the two Broadway icons have had issues in the past.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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