as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there
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Recent Examples of materialization
Not meant to be taken literally, the twist after a shocking act violence reads like the materialization of Ali’s desire to be a bolder, more stereotypically masculine iteration of himself.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The high-top comes in a neutral White Sand hue, while dimensionality is added through a suede and canvas materialization.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
Not meant to be taken literally, the twist after a shocking act violence reads like the materialization of Ali’s desire to be a bolder, more stereotypically masculine iteration of himself.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Bottega Veneta’s high-craft clutches and 3D flower mules: iconic items of the house get even better with novel techniques and materializations.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Voilà, our cruel world is improved by the materialization of Ice Spice, a 24-year-old from the Bronx who raps with vivid nonchalance, delivering a rhyming interior monologue that everyone can suddenly hear, communicating broadly but with telepathic intimacy.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The floating object was the materialization of a constant dread, the embodiment of an alien intrusion.
—WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The high-top comes in a neutral White Sand hue, while dimensionality is added through a suede and canvas materialization.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
Not meant to be taken literally, the twist after a shocking act violence reads like the materialization of Ali’s desire to be a bolder, more stereotypically masculine iteration of himself.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Bottega Veneta’s high-craft clutches and 3D flower mules: iconic items of the house get even better with novel techniques and materializations.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Voilà, our cruel world is improved by the materialization of Ice Spice, a 24-year-old from the Bronx who raps with vivid nonchalance, delivering a rhyming interior monologue that everyone can suddenly hear, communicating broadly but with telepathic intimacy.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The floating object was the materialization of a constant dread, the embodiment of an alien intrusion.
—WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialization
Noun
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If the humor clicks with you, there’s joy to be had in accidentally setting yourself on fire over and over again while being chased by a Slenderman-like apparition made of Post-Its.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling 'morning star' will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth's sky during its pre-dawn apparition.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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But what do the locals actually think of their vampire-like namesake, who is believed to be the vengeful ghost of a woman who died in pregnancy or childbirth? To find out, researcher Timo Duile headed to Pontianak for conversations with ethnic Malay Muslim and Dayak Christian residents.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
5 July 2025
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The ghosts of late 1950s-early 1960s country favorites Maybelle Carter and Patsy Cline share space with pop-soul icons The Shirelles.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The same spirit that saved my education, that ensures your holiday package arrives on time, could be written out of the equation altogether.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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There was no moment in the tournament that better captured the spirit of football and its role as an emotional release valve than when every member of the squad hounded Gray.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Materialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materialization. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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