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avatar

[av-uh-tahr, av-uh-tahr] / ˈæv əˌtɑr, ˌæv əˈtɑr /


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Kendi is an avatar for the battered and bruised fight for racial equality in this country.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"We're using Robby as a bit of an avatar for everybody who doesn't quite recognise themselves or why they're behaving the way they are," Wyle explains.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In “The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives,” a pants-wearing female reporter who encourages Elsie serves as an avatar of the changing attitudes toward women and their role in society.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Mario is thus an ideal avatar: Cheerful, active, in perpetual motion and vague enough to represent whatever a gamer wants him to be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The company also provided your avatar with high-end armor, vehicles, and weapons, and covered all of your teleportation fares.

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




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