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typified

verb

past tense of typify
as in exemplified

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  1. exemplified
  2. symbolized
  3. illustrated
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  • Today, barnstorming takes the form of entertainment leagues, exemplified by the wildly popular Savannah Bananas play.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Working within the procedural heist tradition exemplified by Rififi, Melville pushes the form even further to create a truly immersive crime thriller unlike almost any before or after it.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exemplified
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  • The vigils symbolized the civil liberties that set Hong Kong apart from mainland China.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The ring symbolized Rivera’s romance with her fiancé, Alfred Gonzalez.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of symbolized
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  • But for Hatfield, the months-long legal battle illustrated the importance of Missouri’s referendum process, a mechanism for direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and challenge state laws.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustrated
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