instantiation

noun

Definition of instantiationnext
as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a generation that regarded Susan Sontag as the instantiation of the modern urban intellectual

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  1. manifestation
  2. image
  3. incarnation
Noun
  • These stories are then used as a tool to vividly imagine living that dream life, thus reinforcing their manifestation practice.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Renaissance Hotel is housed inside the Victoria Theater Building, which is the rehabbed manifestation of the iconic Victoria Theater, which originally opened in 1917.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of manifestation
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  • Unlike those painters, however, Mathieson had to create his images on location with an army of collaborators and the challenge of crafting beautiful images when Scott’s preference is to shoot with as many cameras as possible — something Mathieson says makes lighting exponentially more difficult.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.
    Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of image
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  • The cinema has undergone several incarnations since it was built by brothers Jimmy and Johnny Houlihan and opened in 1919.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The care that went into crafting an album that contends with multiple incarnations of Linkin Park reveals a unit with its sights set on conquering arenas and stadiums again.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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