manifestation

noun

ˌma-nə-fə-ˈstā-shən How to pronounce manifestation (audio)
Definition of manifestationnext
as in incarnation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love

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Recent Examples of manifestation Young people are also very online and could be more exposed to astrology and manifestation than other generations. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 From this perspective, conventional quantum formalism can be understood as a mathematics of manifestation. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manifestation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestation
  1. incarnation
  2. image
  3. avatar
  4. icon
  5. essence
  6. personification
  7. incorporation
  8. externalization
Noun
  • Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At the Zurich conference, Mayer noted that CoComelon‘s Netflix incarnation was the streamer’s most popular title from 2021-2024.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarnation
Noun
  • The team sought to identify an anomaly first seen in satellite images in 2020.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The damage and disruption could also affect France’s image as a tourist destination in the long-term.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • In addition to sponsoring custom moments and video clips in the Peacock app, NBCU says, Cohen’s avatar can audibly reference a sponsor’s brand.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Since his host has a strict rule about using human avatars in this environment, the bad guy now presents as the gentleman from The Blacklist rocking a wizard’s beard.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of avatar
Noun
  • The music icon, who hails from Canada, announced the news on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself beaming while holding an American flag along with a video from her naturalization ceremony.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The esteemed address has had renovations before, most recently in 2005, when the icon was partly converted into condos.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of icon
Noun
  • But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
  • One wants to know her stories, but more than that one wants to know her essence.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of essence
Noun
  • Democrats have continued to invoke Epstein as a personification of Washington cronyism throughout this election cycle.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Then, just to keep us guessing, Pugh attended a press event at New York’s Paley Center in an ethereal all-white Erdem gown, a personification of symbolic innocence.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of personification
Noun
  • Because in January, the legendary recording artist shocked the crowd during an unannounced stop at the Village of Wellington’s 30th anniversary celebration of its incorporation, in western Palm Beach County.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Raise and lower the heat in gradual increments, and work with ingredients at compatible temperatures to ensure gradual incorporation.
    — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorporation
Noun
  • The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Definition of externalization

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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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