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avatar
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avatar as in:  her avatar in cyberspace

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    I spent hours customizing my avatar in the new virtual reality game, choosing the perfect outfit and hairstyle to represent my online persona.
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    An invisible avatar, eavesdropping on us?  (source)
    avatar = a digital representation of a computer-user
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    Nadia frequently explored the terrain of social media, though she left little trace of her passing, not posting much herself, and employing opaque usernames and avatars, the online equivalents of her black robes.  (source)
    avatars = digital representations of a computer user on a computer network
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    Your avatar can look any way you want it to, up to the limitations of your equipment.  (source)
    avatar = digital representation of a computer-user
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    It wouldn't be all that hard to create avatars-computerized personas.  (source)
    avatars = digital representations computer-users
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    In the city of Sakiel-Norn, a single bronze bell tolls to mark the moment when the Broken God, nightly avatar of the God of Three Suns, reaches the lowermost point of his descent into the darkness and after a ferocious combat is torn apart by the Lord of the Underworld and his band of dead warriors who live down there.†  (source)
    avatar = a digital representation of a computer-user
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    Thenardier, to whom avatars were easy, seized this occasion to become Jondrette.†  (source)
    avatars = digital representations computer-users
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    They died as if someone had just taken down their avatar in Call of Duty.†  (source)
    avatar = a digital representation of a computer-user
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    Besides, he had noticed that patrimonies are subject to adventures, and, for instance, become national property; he had been present at the avatars of consolidated three per cents, and he had no great faith in the Great Book of the Public Debt.†  (source)
    avatars = digital representations computer-users
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    Your daughter has been chosen by the Avatar to atone in a way which all sinners and nonbelievers must someday suffer.†  (source)
    Avatar = a digital representation of a computer-user
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    It will take you that far; backrolling now behind her a long monotonous succession of peaceful and undeviating changes from day to dark and dark to day again, through which she advanced in identical and anonymous and deliberate wagons as though through a succession of creakwheeled and limpeared avatars, like something moving forever and without progress across an urn.†  (source)
    avatars = digital representations computer-users
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    An Oxford avatar of the old zamindar mentality—a landlord forcing his attentions on women who depended on him for their livelihood.†  (source)
    avatar = a digital representation of a computer-user
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    Three avatars, if I am not mistaken lie behind you.†  (source)
    avatars = digital representations computer-users
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avatar as in:  an avatar of the god, Vishnu

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Hindus believe that Lord Vishnu has taken numerous avatars throughout history, such as Rama and Krishna, to intervene in human affairs.
avatars = earthly manifestations of a Hindu god
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    Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, is revered for his righteous rule and moral integrity.
    avatar = earthly manifestation
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    Many avatars of Vishnu appear in Hindu literature.
    avatars = earthly manifestations of a Hindu god
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    They were pitiless, powerful avatars from another world.  (source)
    avatars = earthly manifestations of gods in human form
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    Or the names of his incarnations—his avatars, if you want to get technical.  (source)
    avatars = earthly manifestations of one of the Hindu gods in human or animal form
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    It was wrong of this Christian God to let His avatar die.  (source)
    avatar = earthly manifestation
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    She studied my face, my reflection, just like a village girl who is surprised in the act of drawing water at the well, and who must now read the intentions of the tall, smiling avatar whom she sees standing behind her.  (source)
    avatar = an earthly manifestation of one of the Hindu gods
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    The Hindoo whale referred to, occurs in a separate department of the wall, depicting the incarnation of Vishnu in the form of leviathan, learnedly known as the Matse Avatar.  (source)
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    Even Rama, that most human of avatars, who had to be reminded of his divinity when he grew long-faced over the struggle to get Sita, his wife, back from Ravana, evil king of Lanka, was no slouch.  (source)
    avatars = earthly manifestations of a Hindu god
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Even as we got older, Miranda always made sure to try to include August in our conversations, ask him how he was doing, talk to him about Avatar or Star Wars or Bone or something she knew he liked.  (source)
Avatar = the title of a movie
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