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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
the village's Congregational church could serve as an exemplar of the white clapboard church with a steeple that is a fixture in old New England towns
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as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be
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as in classic
the most perfect type or example
the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet are often regarded as exemplars of Impressionism
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Recent Examples of exemplar
Snapchat would, in fact, be superseded as the political-comms fad du jour, but Democratic hand-wringing about the Party’s visibility in a fragmented attention economy has never gone out of style, and Swalwell has often been seen as an exemplar of how to be everywhere, all at once.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Workday is down 42%, an exemplar of the carnage in software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies serving the enterprise.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
The exemplar of how controversy can turn sports agnostics into a captive audience is the ladies’ singles figure skating finals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Spain said Eaton is a key piece of the 1940s Modernist plan for the campus that guided its development and an exemplar of the International Style of design that then prevailed.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Workday is down 42%, an exemplar of the carnage in software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies serving the enterprise.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
The exemplar of how controversy can turn sports agnostics into a captive audience is the ladies’ singles figure skating finals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Spain said Eaton is a key piece of the 1940s Modernist plan for the campus that guided its development and an exemplar of the International Style of design that then prevailed.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplar
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The Chicago suburb of Kenilworth and the Washington, DC, suburb of Chevy Chase, for example, have fewer than 5,000 households each.
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This is just one example of the many good Turkish Clinics that offer hair transplants at lower prices than those in some markets.
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Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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Ray-Ban Wayfarers are included in this week’s deals, an iconic classic no sunglass selection should be without.
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Eddie Murphy’s comedy classic serves a feast of romance, mistaken identities, and enough barbershop philosophy to fill a kingdom.
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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That idea guided nearly every aspect of the wardrobe.
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Such action would honor history, affirm human dignity and move Nassau County closer to the ideals of liberty and justice for all.
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As the Broncos have placed a premium on drafting and acquiring players who specifically fit their ideals around leadership and IQ in the locker room, Jonah’s intangibles stood out, too.
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Newman’s script, which drew critical attention in its earlier short-film incarnation, is structured as an extended confession, the architecture of which places the audience in a peculiar position.
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By now, there have been various incarnations of Mbappe at World Cups.
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And Zach, talk about manifestation.
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Dorough, who performs with Richardson, Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Brian Littrell hopes that the manifestation comes true.
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By evening, honor progress over perfection.
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But the stock had been priced for near perfection at the height of the technology bubble.
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“Exemplar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplar. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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