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examples

noun

plural of example
as in samples
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft

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Recent Examples of examples There are also horrifying incidents of helplessness and despair, as well as touching examples of hope, faith and redemption. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 The man is simply too predictable and boring, which is the point — men, again, are terrible — but the same point could be made without resorting to the easiest examples. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 That incident was one of the examples Denver firefighters elevated through their chain of command as a concern about Denver Health ambulance response. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 DiagFit can identify abnormal equipment behavior without requiring previous examples of failures in its training data. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 Document your brand’s purpose, audience, messaging pillars, personality and writing style, then create practical examples that show how your voice should sound across every channel. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Freedom, the Second Amendment, the greatest military in the history of the world, gorgeous nature from coast to coast, cheap domestic light beer and other examples that would take me a month to list. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it. — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for examples
  1. samples
  2. instances
  3. illustrations
  4. specimens
  5. cases
Noun
  • Tests also found that the electrical pulses used for communication did not damage tissue samples.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The United States will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs this month after talks collapsed over demands to share sensitive health data and biological samples.
    — Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of samples
Noun
  • OpenAI had described instances where agents communicated with each other through unsanctioned message boards, uploaded files to the internet, and shared files with each other.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1980s and early 1990s, statistically rare instances of strangers abducting white children from public spaces and murdering them became highly publicized.
    — Daniel LaChance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of instances
Noun
  • Along with sizable paintings from iconic American artists such as Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo, the museum features galleries with comic books, manga, and other illustrations that have historically been viewed only between paper pages.
    — Nava Rawls, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The bride also put particular care into the invitations and paper goods throughout the weekend, hiring calligrapher Emily Snyder to create playful illustrations for the designs.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustrations
Noun
  • The technology enables the scanning of objects to create thousands of X-rays, resulting in 3D renderings that can peer inside structures without damaging specimens — such as the inside of a snake’s tail.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Holotype specimens serve as a main standard-bearer and reference point for the physical characteristics of a species, so that scientists can compare and contrast them to see if a specimen belongs to one species or another.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of specimens
Noun
  • At one end is visa-free travel; at the other is a full visa application requiring supporting documents and, in some cases, an appointment.
    — Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Still, despite the typical procedural formula with cases tied to gun smugglers, cartel assassins and kidnappings, the show remains topical enough to keep viewers engaged.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cases

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“Examples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/examples. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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