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
This campaign exemplifies that ethos, using Rancho Santa Fe not just as a backdrop, but as a character in the story.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Devers, in particular, most exemplifies the team-wide trend.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
The film ‘Sorda’ exemplifies these qualities perfectly.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Such tension is perhaps best exemplified, however, by the conditions underlying this young boy’s plight.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Devers, in particular, most exemplifies the team-wide trend.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
The film ‘Sorda’ exemplifies these qualities perfectly.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Such tension is perhaps best exemplified, however, by the conditions underlying this young boy’s plight.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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The Chinook conversion illustrated that the traditional concept could be successfully applied to a modern vessel with current technology.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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López's struggle illustrates new barriers facing aspiring drivers under the rule change, particularly in heavily Hispanic cities such as Miami and Orlando.—
David Ovalle,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians demonstrated that a moment of divisiveness can be converted into a moment of collective agency.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In both matches under McFarlane, Chelsea’s players demonstrated decent defensive organisation and good energy in their press in the final third.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Exemplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplify. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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