Thesaurus results for EXEMPLARS

exemplars

noun

plural of exemplar

as in examples

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 models

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 classics

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 exemplars The trio of titles making the rounds at Cannes are exemplars of the type of material Anonymous Content intends to pursue that this moment of great upheaval across film and TV. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2026 The Dutch — forebears of our city and exemplars of cycling culture — require fast e-bikes to be licensed and insured as mopeds. —

Sameer Butt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026 These warblers now join Amazonian butterflies, cichlid fish in Africa, as well as our own hominid lineage, as exemplars of this process of evolutionary sharing. —

David Toews, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025 One of the exemplars of the Rams’ depth at the position has been reserve right tackle Warren McClendon Jr. —

Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025 And yet, despite all of this, the Gateses have become exemplars for a kind of quaint-seeming, Andrew Carnegie–esque model of wealth, intent on returning their extraordinary resources to society. —

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025 Intricate—and literally time-consuming—works of moving art of this caliber are seldom seen outside elite museums, where 18th-century exemplars often sit within glass vitrines. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025 As far as exemplars go, those inclined to offer wardrobe support could find a better follow and a better way. —

Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 In a country ranked as one of the most corrupt in Asia, these two are seen as not only exemplars of integrity but also leaders who try to bring out honesty in others. —

The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025

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His furniture regularly commands staggering prices at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, while his architectural works are increasingly gaining recognition as some of the most important examples of postwar Italian modernism.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Well, there's a couple examples.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 May 2026