typifying

present participle of typify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for typifying
Verb
  • Best exemplifying the effect are those in the Undulation suite, one of three new sets that join Echo, Vibrations’ first chapter unveiled in January.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The honor, announced today, promotes the practice of investigative journalism exemplifying compassion, courage and integrity.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Windsors continued to create highly personal pieces symbolizing their enduring love.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lord Raghunath, a regional form of Rama, presides over the weeklong festival, which ends with a bonfire symbolizing the burning of Lanka by Rama’s aide Hanuman.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese media also reported that participating forces were stationed underground during the exercise to protect them from drone attacks, illustrating how persistent aerial surveillance and strike drones are changing battlefield operations.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Crowley won the primary by a half percentage point — roughly 3,800 votes — illustrating Democrats’ soul-searching in the Upper Midwestern swing state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Pattinson throws his whole being into embodying the ringmaster rapidly losing control of his circus.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, after embodying fussy dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock for Phantom Thread in 2017, Day-Lewis was once again claiming to be done with show business.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Street is depicted as a staunch professional in the show itself, Slavit observed that the camera consistently cut to her legs, servicing the male gaze and objectifying the character.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • How did the creative team avoid objectifying women the way Bunny does?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the study warned of the dangers of personifying these AI tools and treating them as one would a human employees.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • In the 20th century, the scientific community and environmental activists adopted the term Gaia – the Greek goddess personifying the Earth, the mother of all deities – to reflect the notion of the Earth as a living system.
    — Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Typifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typifying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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