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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Christmas Under Wraps is the prototypical Hallmark Christmas movie, right down to the presence of Candace Cameron Bure.
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
At 6-foot-5, 228 pounds (maybe a little more now), Rivers has never been a prototypical quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The upper maintains a prototypical loafer silhouette while adding handwoven leather cords above the toe box and wrapping around the collar.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Non-prototypical Santas included people who diverged significantly from the traditional image, such as women, people of color and those with visible disabilities or religious attire.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
At 6-foot-5, 228 pounds (maybe a little more now), Rivers has never been a prototypical quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The upper maintains a prototypical loafer silhouette while adding handwoven leather cords above the toe box and wrapping around the collar.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Non-prototypical Santas included people who diverged significantly from the traditional image, such as women, people of color and those with visible disabilities or religious attire.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prototypical
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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