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Recent Examples of exemplified
Last year, many stories were written about Silicon Valley’s rightward shift, as exemplified by leaders like Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
As has become tradition for Jon Stewart‘s Monday evening hosting stints for The Daily Show, the political comic had to work hard to detangle all the webs of hypocrisy exemplified by the right wing — this time, in relation to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
The Homeland’s borders are drawn in untainted blood, its sanctity exemplified in proper gender conduct and the fulfillment of gender roles.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
The company prides itself on its outsized stores — exemplified by its largest location in Luling, which opened in 2024 and replaced the brand’s first family travel center with a 75,000-square-foot temple to highway convenience.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Vannadium exemplified this shift with Leap, a real time, onchain data platform designed to make AI systems explainable and auditable.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The danger posed by such diseases was exemplified by COVID-19, which jumped from bats to humans to catastrophic effect.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Observed from outside the US, this ugly scene was one of two videos which best exemplified for me the span of politics in my home country at the dawn of 2026.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Spread across more than 10,700 square feet, interior spaces lean into a clean, contemporary look—think natural stone, warm woods, and soft, modern finishes—rather than the overtly rustic style exemplified by many of the older chalets in the resort.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
As has become tradition for Jon Stewart‘s Monday evening hosting stints for The Daily Show, the political comic had to work hard to detangle all the webs of hypocrisy exemplified by the right wing — this time, in relation to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
The Homeland’s borders are drawn in untainted blood, its sanctity exemplified in proper gender conduct and the fulfillment of gender roles.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
The company prides itself on its outsized stores — exemplified by its largest location in Luling, which opened in 2024 and replaced the brand’s first family travel center with a 75,000-square-foot temple to highway convenience.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
Vannadium exemplified this shift with Leap, a real time, onchain data platform designed to make AI systems explainable and auditable.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The danger posed by such diseases was exemplified by COVID-19, which jumped from bats to humans to catastrophic effect.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
Observed from outside the US, this ugly scene was one of two videos which best exemplified for me the span of politics in my home country at the dawn of 2026.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Spread across more than 10,700 square feet, interior spaces lean into a clean, contemporary look—think natural stone, warm woods, and soft, modern finishes—rather than the overtly rustic style exemplified by many of the older chalets in the resort.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplified
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As a collective, HQ Portfolio stocks have offered superior returns with reduced risk compared to the benchmark index; providing a smoother ride, as illustrated in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eloise at the Plaza, which was illustrated by Hilary Knight, follows a precocious six-year-old who lives at New York’s legendary Plaza Hotel.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, as a 2006 study from PNAS demonstrated, signature whistles serve the sole purpose of encoding identity information that other dolphins can recognize, even when stripped of individual voice characteristics.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to project and absorb pain.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Exemplified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplified. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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