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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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Of course, there is a twist here in this particular incarnation of our unending conversation.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

It was to follow on from the series finale in May 2025, in which Ncuti Gatwa's incarnation of the Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

They give us Gothic architecture in its embryonic state, designs realized in graphic form just before their incarnation as solid matter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 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

But I stopped cold when I saw Leopardon, the giant transforming robot used by Supaidaman, the incarnation of Spider-Man who appeared on Japanese TV in the late 1970s.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It takes souls many incarnations to attain enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

It has gone through many incarnations, including a mid-1990s renovation that led to its current, even more over-the-top state as a Czarist fantasia.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

At M&S varieties now include red velvet, lemon curd, tiramisu, caramel fudge, chocolate, cheese and apple incarnations.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

If earlier incarnations of Hedda didn’t dare defy social rules when she was white and straight, being Black and queer adds so much additional peril that the script barely needs to say out loud.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

According to a second theory, the children had been identified at birth as the incarnations of some long-dead spirits.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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