typifies

present tense third-person singular of typify

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Alicia Keys has crafted an amazing story that exemplifies how we are all connected in one way or another.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Produced independently, the work exemplifies the festival’s attention to animation as an accessible tool for personal essay cinema.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The seal symbolizes the monarch's approval of state documents, meaning the decision is now official, legal and final.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Much like the bull that symbolizes Taurus, these spring babies do tend to be stubborn, but such a trait is probably an asset for this determined bunch.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The work accomplished at Silent Swarm 2025, along with technology such as the TEEMS device, illustrates how the company is architecting the advantage for today’s performance and tomorrow’s success along the tactical edge.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In a novel that is so alert to where climate change is leading the world, a narrative frame that illustrates migration as linear and largely redemptive feels anachronistic.
    Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps no player better personifies that path than Isaac Paredes, who does not have a defensive position on Houston’s current roster and may flirt with a $10 million salary during his third trip through the arbitration process.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Typifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typifies. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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