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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album

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representative

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adjective

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having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility

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Recent Examples of representative
Noun
Ingrid Corona, a long-serving telemetry nurse at Tri-City and the union’s chief nursing representative, said that the increases, which were presented to staff as necessary bonuses to help retain critical workers, came outside the collective bargaining process. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 Newsweek has reached out to representatives of the two commissioners via email for comment. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The data is not nationally representative and encompasses a different set of sites than the last report with data from 2020, which captured data from only 11 sites. Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 The sample of respondents was weighted to be representative of U.S. Census data. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for representative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representative
Noun
  • After John Kerry’s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Sainz was spoken to by the FIA’s media delegate over his language on Friday morning in Bahrain ahead of opening practice at the Sakhir circuit.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Employee perks include free park admission, complimentary and discounted tickets for friends and family, in-park discounts, employee referral bonuses and ambassador events and previews, the news release says.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Add Houston Rockets owner and ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, to the list of those dumbfounded by the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In Southern California, for example, the 50501 spokesman says food drives are planned to support people who continue to struggle in the wake of the January wildfires as well as those who may be affected by the rising price of goods amid President Trump's tariffs.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Visitors can double as such, by picking up trash, for example, and otherwise looking out for the environment at the parks.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In a typical spring, apply the herbicide in early to mid-April.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • This means the storm was no longer feeding off ocean waters, and did not have the structural characteristics of a typical hurricane anymore.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The man, however, fled the courthouse before deputies arrived.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The deputy then found that the passenger, a 17-year-old boy, had the loaded ghost gun, police said.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials for hours of meetings.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Rubio and Trump international envoy Steve Witkoff head to Paris to meet with European and Ukrainian officials pleading Ukraine's case in its war with Russia.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Detectives were able to obtain a sample of the fetal tissue, which was transported to the state forensic laboratory.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The victim experienced a miscarriage approximately six months into the pregnancy, at which point detectives obtained a sample of the fetal tissue.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Such intimidation may be normal in Putin's Russia, not in the civilized world!
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Seeing the color Olo needed specific stimulation to push the vision beyond its normal limits.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

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