as in to illustrate
to show or make clear by using examples
in your review you don't really exemplify your points with specific examples from the novel
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Recent Examples of exemplify
Erbin is a multi-talented honor student who exemplifies leadership through his diverse extracurricular and academic pursuits.
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Darla Rivera, Oklahoman, 19 Jan. 2026
Newsom’s boast about per-pupil spending exemplifies the Capitol’s focus on money in its education debates, rather than results.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 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
Newsom’s boast about per-pupil spending exemplifies the Capitol’s focus on money in its education debates, rather than results.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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Darla Rivera, Oklahoman, 19 Jan. 2026
Newsom’s boast about per-pupil spending exemplifies the Capitol’s focus on money in its education debates, rather than results.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 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
Newsom’s boast about per-pupil spending exemplifies the Capitol’s focus on money in its education debates, rather than results.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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Advocates said that finding illustrates the severe lack of housing capacity in Orange County.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Moore’s Law illustrates the exponential growth of computing power over decades—a compounding curve that explains why so many breakthroughs are converging at once.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My hope is that by opening a film set in a room full of folks dealing with drug addiction that people can hopefully learn to care for and love them, and that can have a large impact by challenging our assumptions about people and help demonstrate paths forward.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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The incident demonstrated how little current space traffic monitors know about the behavior of stuff returning from orbit.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Exemplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplify. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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