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MORE REDS NEWS: For Adam Duvall, proving doubters wrong is old hat Tucker Barnhart will handle the lion’s share of catching duties, with Rule 5 draft pick Stuart Turner serving in the more prototypical backup role.
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Programs are chasing him anyway because of his prototypical pocket-passing build, arm strength and accuracy, traits that helped him throw for 3,522 yards with 36 touchdowns against eight interceptions at Centennial last season.
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Before Olbermann's 1992 arrival in Bristol, Chris Berman was seen as the prototypical sportsjester, often giving athletes amusing nicknames and incorporating other sportscasters' signature lines into his highlights packages.
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In Margot’s absence, the Padres resorted to starting a less prototypical option, Jose Pirela, in the leadoff spot.
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Perdomo is a prototypical groundball pitcher, getting guys to hit the ball on the ground 64% of the time.
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By those criteria, Koepka might be one of the all-time prototypical Open champs.
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Admittedly, not your flame-throwing prototypical strike-everybody-out closer, but someone who can effectively clinch a victory in the final one or two innings.
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But the moderate profile of the group’s prototypical member also cuts against the prevailing sentiment of the left’s most energetic faction.
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First Known Use of prototypical
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PROTOTYPICAL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of prototypical for English Language Learners
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: having the typical qualities of a particular group or kind of person or thing : very typical
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