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Recent Examples of typify
Add this scandal to the countless examples of waste, fraud and abuse that have come to typify California governance.
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Jon Coupal, Daily News, 9 Nov. 2025
But Sander broke with Marx and Seiwert on two separate counts: First, Sander was a photographer, and a certain degree of individuality inheres in even the most typifying photograph.
—Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
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
The self-defeating aspect of this approach was typified by one social media post among the many that Trump has been issuing.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 22 July 2025
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Jon Coupal, Daily News, 9 Nov. 2025
But Sander broke with Marx and Seiwert on two separate counts: First, Sander was a photographer, and a certain degree of individuality inheres in even the most typifying photograph.
—Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
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
The self-defeating aspect of this approach was typified by one social media post among the many that Trump has been issuing.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typify
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Though Vonn’s recent injury may affect her competition and performance, her improbable comeback —after five years of retirement and a partial knee replacement — exemplifies what veteran Olympic athletes can teach us.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Feb. 2026
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No one better exemplifies the clicktatorship than the president himself.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Horses have always symbolized movement, independence and forward momentum — a stark contrast to the slower, more strategic energy of last year’s Snake.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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This kind of intensity and swagger is fitting for a bird that symbolizes both danger and optimism, as well as survival.—
Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Tulsky discusses Native Americans, Quindaro, meatpacking plants, Carrie Nation and events throughout the 20th century — all to illustrate how corruption not only developed but thrived in Kansas City, Kansas.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Berrios said Rinaldi taught her to go from drawing and illustrating comic books to objects, people and landscapes.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the surface, everything about Doug Moe — his teams, his manner, his dress sense — seemed to embody complete madness.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Declaration mandates no particular American foreign policy, but the values the document embodies have always informed it, even as American statesmen have struggled to reconcile the country’s many mundane interests with the principles that gave it birth.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Typify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typify. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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