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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Rubbing Salt In The Wound: Expatriation Tax Regime The current expatriation regime is embodied in IRC Section 877A, enacted in 2008 to deter wealthy Americans from renouncing citizenship to avoid taxes.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The new conference space embodies a chic dining area, opposed to a stereotypically bland meeting room.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has expressed his support for the collective defense offered by NATO in a reversal of his previous criticism of the alliance.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Our conversation moved on to the impact of the tariffs on the U.S. wine industry, and Jim expressed his concern over this situation.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But these products should be flexible enough to incorporate material feedback from financial institutions and deliver strategic rules and solutions that help keep fraud detection one step ahead of fraudsters.—
Sunny Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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These new models incorporate forward-looking climate data, including projections of extreme rainfall, sea-level rise and changing storm patterns — factors FEMA's maps generally exclude.—
Jeremy Porter,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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The Problem: What The AI Skills Gap Looks Like The AI skills gap manifests differently across classrooms, but common patterns emerge that create real challenges for both teachers and students.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Tensions would manifest once Heather got back over to London, but first, the Raincoats needed to confirm a producer for their Geffen album.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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