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Recent Examples of exemplifies
This type of unethical conduct exemplifies a persistent pattern of administrative neglect from the state’s executive branch.
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Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Sergio’s studio exemplifies this sentiment, with vast crittall doors complementing the original stone arches and the original limestone floor and walls left in all their glory (email well in advance for a viewing).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Like so many humanoids, Apollo exemplifies the uncanny, hyperreal nature of modern robotics, simultaneously an image from science fiction and a real, tangible machine.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth.
—James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s sort of what this exemplifies.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
One set of scenes in his 2009 book, Footnotes in Gaza, exemplifies this, revealing how testimony about painful events can diverge among witnesses, even within a family.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Its nuclear strategy exemplifies that approach.
—Ed Crooks, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Perhaps no artist better exemplifies AD 93’s rapid evolution than Moin.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
Sergio’s studio exemplifies this sentiment, with vast crittall doors complementing the original stone arches and the original limestone floor and walls left in all their glory (email well in advance for a viewing).
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Like so many humanoids, Apollo exemplifies the uncanny, hyperreal nature of modern robotics, simultaneously an image from science fiction and a real, tangible machine.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth.
—James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
That’s sort of what this exemplifies.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
One set of scenes in his 2009 book, Footnotes in Gaza, exemplifies this, revealing how testimony about painful events can diverge among witnesses, even within a family.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Its nuclear strategy exemplifies that approach.
—Ed Crooks, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Perhaps no artist better exemplifies AD 93’s rapid evolution than Moin.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplifies
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There is a famous image of a bireme, from a relief found at the Assyrian palace at Nineveh (in modern Iraq, near Mosul), that clearly illustrates the use of a decked warship with two levels of oars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But as Block’s story illustrates, allowing parents to isolate their kids at home with little accountability can be incredibly harmful.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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Blending fun and function in consumer robotics Baby FuFu demonstrates a wider trend in consumer robotics, where usability and approachability take precedence over complexity.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Duwaji demonstrates that style can be commentary, an extension of thought, and a deliberate act of agency.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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