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incarnation

[in-kahr-ney-shuhn] / ˌɪn kɑrˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
personification
Synonyms


NOUN
matter
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
flesh-and-blood


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In an act of serendipity, he's lived here in a previous incarnation - this was also the home of Poldark, his breakthrough role.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

This year’s incarnation, taking place Saturday, will be much more subdued, even diminished, with far fewer troops and no tanks or missiles—no military hardware of any sort—rolled out for display.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

The song so nice it charted twice — first in its mid-’60s studio incarnation then again as a hopped-up live cut from “Hot August Night.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The latest incarnation of this belief system arrives in the form of Objection AI, a project that presents itself as a kind of “truth tribunal” for journalism.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Pull as he might, it remained a luminous rising in the twilit air, like a stairway to nowhere, or the headless incarnation of a jack-in- the-box.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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