as in to embody
to represent in visible form
the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself
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Recent Examples of incarnate
Donald Trump has, if nothing else, incarnated a belief that the way America was being run was fundamentally broken and needed to be overhauled from top to bottom.
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
That’s enough genius for any writer, but Williams goes further by offering actors the opportunity of incarnating his interior poetry.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Messianic Zionists in Israel and Armageddon evangelicals in America believe this will incarnate their respective, and different, messiahs.
—Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
The film depicts the turbulent love-triangle between maverick Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase, his model and wife Yoko, and Fukase’s Art, incarnated as an eight-foot talking Raven.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
That’s enough genius for any writer, but Williams goes further by offering actors the opportunity of incarnating his interior poetry.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Messianic Zionists in Israel and Armageddon evangelicals in America believe this will incarnate their respective, and different, messiahs.
—Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
The film depicts the turbulent love-triangle between maverick Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase, his model and wife Yoko, and Fukase’s Art, incarnated as an eight-foot talking Raven.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
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Brown’s work as Darden provides much of the emotional heart of the story; the character embodies the conflicting perspectives in L.A.’s racially stratified communities that swirled around the case.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by the romance of Paris—the city of love—this collection embodies the charm and allure that fills its streets.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some health professionals have expressed concerns about excessive fluoride intake and potential toxicity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Now, Hello! has reported that the episodes were postponed after the duchess expressed her desire to concentrate on the needs of those affected by the wildfires in her home state of California.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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On the next Boston possession, Brown bodied Dennis Schröder in transition for a driving bucket.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The studio executives who hired her for the show began to body shame her as soon as she got selected for the role.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Incarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnate. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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