embodiments

noun

plural of embodiment
as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others

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Recent Examples of embodiments This approach reflects a broader direction in robotics research, where foundation models are increasingly being developed to share knowledge across different robot embodiments rather than learning isolated policies for every machine. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Too often, stereotypes about Africa lead us to treat players like Mane as outliers rather than as embodiments of the continent’s spirit. — Jeremy Ebobisse, Time, 26 June 2026 The largest open effort to pool this kind of data, Open X-Embodiment, includes more than a million real robot trajectories across 22 robot embodiments and 527 skills. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The company has focused in part on making photorealistic embodiments of virtual AI characters, four people said. — ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 Unlike vision and language, robotics lacks large, diverse datasets that span tasks, environments, and embodiments, thus limiting both scalability and generalization. — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2026 Jews are not attacked as individuals but as embodiments of something the crowd has decided must be condemned. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 Impacciatore, squeezed into a skin-tight Power Rangers suit, performed an entire clowning routine where she’s accosted by abstract embodiments of various winter sports throughout history. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026 Here are real-life embodiments of our GOAT doing all three on the field. — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
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  1. manifestations
  2. incarnations
  3. images
Noun
  • Many Hindus today identify as Shaivas, Vaishnavas, or Shaktas, sectarian groups that, respectively, worship Shiva, Vishnu, or Shakti as supreme, with all other deities considered as manifestations or subordinates.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Pursued by monstrous entities and confronted by manifestations of human suffering, Dante and Virgil will eventually come face to face with the Devil himself.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of manifestations
Noun
  • In previous incarnations, the project has included a luxury hotel, apartments and a Frank Gehry museum.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Heisenberg and Schrödinger had come up with two radically different incarnations of one theory.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • Unlike conventional stereo systems, which mainly calculate horizontal differences between images from parallel cameras, CBS accounts for both horizontal and vertical disparities created when cameras converge on a target.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Many accounts posting these images are verified on X and appear to be anonymous.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of images

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“Embodiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiments. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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