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
The futility of diplomacy is exemplified in the Melian dialogue chronicled by Thucydides.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The link between sailing and the brand—and more consequentially the Loro Piana family—is exemplified by the man Robb Report is here to meet: Pier Luigi Loro Piana.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Uber exemplifies the Silicon Valley scaling playbook.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
The link between sailing and the brand—and more consequentially the Loro Piana family—is exemplified by the man Robb Report is here to meet: Pier Luigi Loro Piana.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Uber exemplifies the Silicon Valley scaling playbook.
—Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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For example, as illustrated in my analysis here, after accounting for market volatility, generating nearly $500,000 a year in pre-tax income for 45 years would require a $15,000,000 starting retirement portfolio.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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And Breakfast No one’s experience better illustrates Harrisonburg’s magnetic pull than that of Becca and Joel Graham.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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And that’s before Google’s new software is demonstrated next week.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The abundance of recent research into the gut-brain connection has demonstrated how important the link is between the two organs, and how their communication can affect mood and mental health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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