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
In Season 3, the ultra-rich — as exemplified by a trio of reuniting gal pals, a family and its trio of young adult siblings, and an age-gap couple — take to a premier wellness resort in Thailand to escape (for better and for worse) the fraught realities of their daily life.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 July 2025
The four remaining couples who competed in the finale perfectly exemplify how incredibly stupid this season was: not a single couple had been exploring their connection before Casa Amor, and two of the pairs had only coupled up in the final week.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
And in many ways, small, independent retailers exemplify the movement.
—Dax Dasilva, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The exchange showcased the beautiful bridge between performer and audience that exemplified the festival’s spirit of unity and celebration.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 6 July 2025
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 July 2025
The four remaining couples who competed in the finale perfectly exemplify how incredibly stupid this season was: not a single couple had been exploring their connection before Casa Amor, and two of the pairs had only coupled up in the final week.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
And in many ways, small, independent retailers exemplify the movement.
—Dax Dasilva, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The exchange showcased the beautiful bridge between performer and audience that exemplified the festival’s spirit of unity and celebration.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 6 July 2025
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Harper’s frustrations, though, seemingly illustrated the divide between the MLB Players Association and Manfred, a deeply experienced labor lawyer who’s now in his third term as commissioner.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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This illustrates the importance of using your logo as your marketing tool, not just as an identifier.—
Zaheer Dodhia,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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By demonstrating ambition, clarity and joined up thinking locally, Manchester has built something that national government is now backing.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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This was demonstrated in a 2024 study evaluating the effectiveness of a turmeric-Boswellia formulation.10 Boswellia, also known as Indian frankincense, is an herbal extract that has been found to reduce inflammation.11 In this study, pain relief was quick.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
24 July 2025
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“Exemplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplify. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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