typifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of typify
as in exemplifies

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  1. exemplifies
  2. symbolizes
  3. illustrates
  4. personifies
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  • Former McKinsey consultant Leonie Badge, an MIT and Wharton alumna, exemplifies this shift.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Born in Ramla, Israel, Levi exemplifies the immigrant American dream.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of exemplifies
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  • Each feather symbolizes a battle, each crystal a tear turned into strength.
    — Sarah Moreno July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy's lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of symbolizes
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  • This illustrates, though that the Warriors seem boxed in with their current circumstances.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That circuitous email chain between homeowners and city officials, including an assistant city attorney, illustrates how homeowners have been stonewalled, Lardon said.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of illustrates
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  • Jim Hummel, community reporter, newspaper bureau chief, State House reporter, television anchor and producer and independent investigative reporter, personifies Rhode Island journalism.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026
  • No place personifies this quirky little beach town better than The Red Bar, a bohemian hangout swathed in scarlet lights that’s known for its crab cakes and in-house jazz band.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
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