as in to illustrate
to show or make clear by using examples
in your review you don't really exemplify your points with specific examples from the novel
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Recent Examples of exemplify
Now ready for pre-sale, the Sync Oven and Sync Air Fryer exemplify an idea beyond a kitchen tool, one that replaces hesitation with clarity and guesswork with certainty.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Speakers pointed to the rise in global conflict, perhaps best exemplified by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, as a cause for this shift.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
This immersive approach to education is most prominently exemplified through our connection with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival®.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Another one of those wonderful tasks that exemplifies the joys of Taskmaster, this early series-11 gem gives us not just a great task idea but a wonderful summation of how everyone in this particularly good series looks at the world.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Speakers pointed to the rise in global conflict, perhaps best exemplified by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, as a cause for this shift.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
This immersive approach to education is most prominently exemplified through our connection with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival®.
—Dr. Michael Cheng, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Another one of those wonderful tasks that exemplifies the joys of Taskmaster, this early series-11 gem gives us not just a great task idea but a wonderful summation of how everyone in this particularly good series looks at the world.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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The Texas case clearly illustrates what is at stake.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In areas where water availability is limited, competing demands, such as agriculture or community needs, may be constrained, illustrating how AI’s resource footprint can intersect with broader development challenges.—
Michaela Rychetska,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the beatdown, Indiana (4-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) demonstrated each of the three principles on that towel in electrifying fashion.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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With their integration of customer engagement with lifecycle thinking, SURI demonstrates how sustainable design can also drive brand loyalty and rapid growth.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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