typify

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Recent Examples of typify That same competitive desire might be reignited briefly when Moyá and Nadal return to the French Open’s Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, albeit without the forehands and fireworks that typified Nadal’s all-conquering performances on clay. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 Her oeuvre is typified by large-scale figurative sculptures, often of metal or wood and by her use of textiles. News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025 Caution can often be an enemy in football, and Villa’s approach was typified by circumspection. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 In the late ’60s, the quieter, cozier existence typified by the former single caught on fire as civil rights and antiwar movements interrogated the assumption that ours is a nation of the best intentions. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for typify
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Verb
  • The album featured a groundbreaking fusion of African rhythms and Western influences, exemplified by her collaboration with Alicia Keys on the title track.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Caucus Co-chair Assemblymember David Alvarez, D-San Diego, said the country needs to see the same leadership exemplified by former President Ronald Reagan, whose Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 opened a temporary path for many undocumented workers to get to lawful permanent residency.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • This card often symbolizes new beginnings that emerge from emotional clarity.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • The redesign symbolized how a product or place can regenerate rather than deplete.
    Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • When philosophy meets contract law The Microsoft-OpenAI dispute illustrates what happens when philosophical speculation is turned into legal obligations.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
  • Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Rubbing Salt In The Wound: Expatriation Tax Regime The current expatriation regime is embodied in IRC Section 877A, enacted in 2008 to deter wealthy Americans from renouncing citizenship to avoid taxes.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Among its other attributes, Superman is shot through with a winning modesty, embodied by Reeve’s no-big-deal depiction of Superman.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025

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