typifies

present tense third-person singular of typify

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Verb
  • Summoning Okert instead exemplifies the aggression synonymous with Joe Espada’s three-year tenure as Astros manager.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Alo Yoga exemplifies this trend, expanding its presence beyond activewear into an immersive experience economy.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • One Calabria hospital had lines several hours long Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy’s lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.
    Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • James Wilson, a prominent attorney, best illustrates that evolution.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Pew report illustrates why homeownership is increasingly the province of older Americans, and why first-time buyers seem like a vanishing breed.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 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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