prototypical
adjective
pro·to·typ·i·cal
ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly prototypic
: of, relating to, or being a prototype
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Is this the summer that Miami either commits to the Adebayo/Ware lineup as the permanent approach or acquires a prototypical power forward in the mold of a Giannis Antetokounmpo or Pascal Siakam?
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
He's helped by Piggy (David McKenna), the prototypical nerd with asthma and an unfortunate nickname, but one of the only boys thinking of the practicalities of their survival.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Trotter is 6 feet 2 and nearly 240 pounds, considerably larger than some of the team’s prototypical linebackers.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
And for a 5-foot-9 quarterback without prototypical size or arm strength, the margin for error is already razor thin.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
He's helped by Piggy (David McKenna), the prototypical nerd with asthma and an unfortunate nickname, but one of the only boys thinking of the practicalities of their survival.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Trotter is 6 feet 2 and nearly 240 pounds, considerably larger than some of the team’s prototypical linebackers.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
And for a 5-foot-9 quarterback without prototypical size or arm strength, the margin for error is already razor thin.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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