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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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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
According to Ivy Park representatives, the SM-65 was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 In a pre-brief before the showcase earlier today, a representative on behalf of Acclaim sent me the following game summaries. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Island habitats are particularly vulnerable to invasive species, often brought by human settlers, Wiens said, and not necessarily representative of a broader extinction risk. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Twitch viewership is also not necessarily representative of sales or the number of players. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for representative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representative
Noun
  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Mipcom Cannes attracted over 10 500 delegates from more than 100 countries in 2024 and is gearing up to another busy edition.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The chart-topping artist, who doubles as a Pandora brand ambassador, further decked her wrist with stacks from the brand.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And Ontario Green Screen hosts a lot of these individuals as ambassadors of our program, people who have taken all of our training, have participated in our quarterly community meetings and really understand what resources are available.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • American craft beer, for example, has grown over the last 30 years to take nearly 15% of US beer sales by volume.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In typical athlete origin story fashion, the first half of the Christy trailer depicts the unpolished, brunette Sweeney as real-life champion Christy Salters Martin slugging it out in practice, training on a beach, and hugging her supportive team.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In February, Fitzsimmons became the first female to reach the rank of deputy chief in the fire department’s 160-year history.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • According to a declaration filed by Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, deputy director of the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, a number of Honduran children have been questioned by Department of Homeland Security officials.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The offer is based on a similar proposal presented by US special envoy Steve Witkoff in July, originally crafted in coordination with Israel.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met French, British, German, Italian and Ukrainian senior diplomats ahead of the summit, before briefly attending the opening session.
    John Irish, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For the most detailed and accurate soil tests, send your samples to a soil lab.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The investigative genetic genealogy helped investigators find him with the sample anyway.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Many automakers returned to advertising during the NFL season last year as vehicle inventory levels returned to more normal levels.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her therapist – who Heming Willis accidentally referred to her as her own caregiver – explained how normal these feelings were.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

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