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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
For example, organizations and their boards can be reoriented around serving an evolutionary purpose to which profits are secondary—some exemplars being Patagonia, FAVI, Morning Star and Sounds True.
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Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Between the historically high bar of OL Lyonnes and the recent surge of Barcelona, the two teams are shining exemplars of what’s possible with proper investment in women’s clubs.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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
Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Between the historically high bar of OL Lyonnes and the recent surge of Barcelona, the two teams are shining exemplars of what’s possible with proper investment in women’s clubs.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplars
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The exhibit highlights examples of bird-friendly architecture in cities such as Chicago and Santa Cruz while explaining the design principles behind collision prevention.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Selling refund rights at a discount A few examples of companies selling their refunds to investors also emerged in USA TODAY’s analysis.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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When dozens of banks rely on the same foundation models, trained on the same datasets, optimized with the same techniques, their decisions can become correlated in dangerous ways.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The company said the referenced legacy router models reached End of Service and Life status several years ago.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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That aside, having classics like Braiger and Jeeg is also great.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Many matches that stretch to five sets are hailed as classics, but closer inspection reveals their lulls and impurities.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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None of those ideas appeared on the congressional planners’ agenda, but the two teams agreed that there was still time to add more events.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Yet there are few signs that any of those cutting-edge business ideas will contribute meaningfully to Tesla’s bottom line in the near term — or ever.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Yet both women ultimately became more than famous wives, defining the style and cultural ideals of their generation.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The strange thing is that, though his maximalist ideals had lost, his political power only grew after the British Army was defeated at Yorktown.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Packed with clashing Nazi goons and ice-cold blaxploitation paragons of extralegal justice, this season went inexplicably Tarantino, opening up arteries but also opportunities for a great actor to shine.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Minnesota is the deepest breeding ground for hockey talent, and the men’s and women’s teams at the state’s largest educational institution were once the paragons of what college hockey should be.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2026
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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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“Exemplars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplars. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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