MANIFESTS Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of manifest

as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs a frustration that is often manifested by a minor facial tic

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as in embodies

to represent in visible form graduates of the military academies manifest, we hope, the best that this country has to offer

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noun

plural of manifest

as in indexes

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The elliptical passage of time across the film’s broader structure also manifests more directly in how Tanaka shapes a scene, sometimes cutting off before the final word spoken. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Grappling with how the world has molded you, and how that manifests in life, in love, and in your day job, can be an awkward process. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 They are all caused by the same bacterium but differ in how the pathogen enters the body and where the infection manifests. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Noonan's column also manifests the larger substantive concern, already being expressed by some of those involved in the rapid development of AI, that the new technology could escape human control and even threaten the existence of humankind. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 And this awkwardness manifests outside the Curtis home as well. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 His refired ambition most prominently manifests in his decision to star in A Different Man, after initially declining to even read the script. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 This is a small circle, one that manifests in another trend of this window — especially in England, where Premier League clubs are doing more and more business among themselves. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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There’s one detail that, looking back on it today, reveals a lot about the future queen of pop.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
An exclusive excerpt from Jonathan Van Meter’s ‘Citizen Kim’ reveals how a French Impressionist masterpiece ended up on her bathroom wall.

— Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

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Your performance really embodies the ambivalence of a soldier in a conflict like this, and yet it’s also filled with emotion.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
With his rooted presence and remarkable nuance, Nawazuddin embodies Mehboob’s essential contradictions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Other states regularly collect lists of people who showed noncitizen forms of documentation at the DMV and compare those names to ones on the voter roll to flag potential noncitizen voters.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Right next to the lobby, with its own entrance from the street, Fismuler is Nino Redruello’s restaurant that has jumped to the top of many must-dine lists.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

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Data compiled by Bloomberg shows crude loadings fell from roughly 250,000 barrels per day in August to zero in September, marking the first such instance since the war began in February.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Ateios said electrodes at these loadings have already been shipped to a customer.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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