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
As if the people were a chorus of the voiceless, and she their avatar.
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Zelig’s technology renders garments on avatars and shows fabric textures and how the fabrics drape, fold and bunch on models of different heights, sizes and proportions, using thousands of proprietary data points.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Fans can get a peek at the hip-hop star’s avatar in a trailer that also dropped Thursday.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Consumers cannot make informed purchasing decisions by looking at an avatar applying digital products.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Zelig’s technology renders garments on avatars and shows fabric textures and how the fabrics drape, fold and bunch on models of different heights, sizes and proportions, using thousands of proprietary data points.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Fans can get a peek at the hip-hop star’s avatar in a trailer that also dropped Thursday.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Consumers cannot make informed purchasing decisions by looking at an avatar applying digital products.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for avatar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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This cul-de-sac at the end of civilization feels like a physical manifestation of the loneliness Carol radiates even before the cataclysmic incident.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Given the disease’s wide range of trajectories and manifestations—from mild and manageable to severely disabling—some now regard it as a group of diseases, rather than a single one.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other companies, such as BlackSky and Maxar, are providing their own electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imagery—that is, images in the visible and infrared light spectrums—commercially.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cinemark will also upgrade its remaining 12 Imax screens to Imax with Laser, a 4K laser projection system developed to deliver the clearest images and best audio through proprietary technology.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Norton’s father said the Pippins provide the visual icon to fight the stigma that is attached to the conversation around anxiety, depression, and mental health.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Commissioned by Canada’s Ontario province, the ad features a voiceover by President Ronald Reagan, a GOP icon, cautioning against the use of tariffs.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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The first episode, which Andy directed, features three special effects-heavy sequences of monstrous incarnations attacking children.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Apparently the actress kept a photo of David Bowie on her at all times and had hired an early incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band to play a party at her house.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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