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Recent Examples of typify
Hard freezes are typified by temps in the 20s or colder for an extended period, threatening damage to outdoor plants and exposed pipes.
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Rick Ratliff, a Detroit Free Press reporter and columnist whose eye for fascinating facts and playful dexterity with words typified the newspaper’s award-winning features coverage in the 1980s and ‘90s, died on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at University Hospital in Ann Arbor.
—James Tobin, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The comments of state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, a Van Nuys Democrat, typified the squeeze that Democratic legislators are feeling.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Both exhibitions typify the value of artist-run spaces, from the non-sanitized look of the Rice Hotel to the dynamics of the shows themselves.
—Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
Rick Ratliff, a Detroit Free Press reporter and columnist whose eye for fascinating facts and playful dexterity with words typified the newspaper’s award-winning features coverage in the 1980s and ‘90s, died on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at University Hospital in Ann Arbor.
—James Tobin, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The comments of state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, a Van Nuys Democrat, typified the squeeze that Democratic legislators are feeling.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Both exhibitions typify the value of artist-run spaces, from the non-sanitized look of the Rice Hotel to the dynamics of the shows themselves.
—Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typify
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This campaign exemplifies that ethos, using Rancho Santa Fe not just as a backdrop, but as a character in the story.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Devers, in particular, most exemplifies the team-wide trend.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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After a yearslong campaign by activists who wanted the flag symbolizing LGBTQ+ pride to be flown daily inside the park service-run site, the banner was formally installed in 2022, during Democratic President Joe Biden ’s tenure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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After a yearslong campaign by activists who wanted the flag symbolizing LGBTQ+ pride to be flown daily inside the park service-run site, the banner was formally installed in 2022, during Democratic President Biden’s tenure.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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But the open letter illustrates the deep resistance to the deal among many members of Hollywood’s creative community.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cannabis illustrates a particularly confusing tension between regulatory restrictions on one hand and research and innovation on the other.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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The movies embody the spirit and influence of Caravaggio’s work contrasting light and dark, rather than biographical films about the artist, Morong said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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If the first season was about grief, and the second about forgiveness, this latest chapter is about moving forward, and no character embodies that struggle more profoundly than Paul.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Typify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typify. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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