typifies

present tense third-person singular of typify

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Verb
  • Part of Georgia’s Golden Isles, Sea Island exemplifies old-school Southern luxury while maintaining a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback, Dak Prescott, exemplifies this issue.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Post Office Tower, lean, practical, and futuristic, symbolizes the technical and architectural skill of this new age.
    David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Navy, USS Georgia’s final return to Kings Bay symbolizes the beginning of the end for one of the Navy’s most versatile submarine classes.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The problem is, which this case so well illustrates, that to the extent that the debtor has the ability reacquire the assets then potentially so does a creditor.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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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“Typifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typifies. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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