typified

verb

past tense of typify
as in exemplified

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  1. exemplified
  2. symbolized
  3. illustrated
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  • Poor due diligence in executive hiring, exemplified by Kohl's firing of CEO Ashley Buchanan for conflict of interest, can cause significant financial and reputational damage.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Those concerns are exemplified in a Bloomberg News report Thursday , which said Starbucks is using AI to develop internal tools that could replace software purchased from Microsoft and IBM.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 July 2026
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  • The look symbolized her character, trapeze artist Anna Wheeler, who flew through the air, similar to a monarch.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • The flag’s initial design featured zigzag stripes in blue, yellow, white, red, and green on a black background; the zigzags symbolized the barriers around which people with disabilities need to maneuver.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
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  • There are few players outside the biggest clubs better at limiting the opposition’s chances, illustrated in The Athletic’s season-level player dashboard below.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of Iranian ports.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
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