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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album

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having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility

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Recent Examples of representative
Noun
If immigration enforcement officers seek to enter a limited-access healthcare area — such as patient rooms or closed wards — UCLA advises staff to contact their administrator and the medical center’s legal representative to review any warrants or subpoenas to determine whether entry is allowed. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025 On Monday, federal health officials met with representatives from some of the country’s major insurance companies, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, and UnitedHealthcare. Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 June 2025
Adjective
Committee membership should be representative of the diverse political opinions. Steven Choi, Oc Register, 9 June 2025 Nintendo representative director and fellow Shigeru Miyamoto produces the feature alongside Arad. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for representative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representative
Noun
  • These delegates serve constituents in non-state jurisdictions like D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • According to his Blue Origin bio, Larson has worked as a teacher in the U.S. Army, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1968.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Much of Norway’s Coastal Kitchen’s success is thanks to Hurtigruten’s culinary ambassadors, who collaborate with the onboard chefs to create menus that authentically represent Norway’s culinary culture.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
  • In May, New York City pro skateboarder and longtime Supreme ambassador Tyshawn Jones, 26, filed a $26 million defamation lawsuit against the brand, claiming that Supreme effectively tried to blacklist him after terminating his sponsorship contract with the brand.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • For example, Thunuguntla found that social connectivity often predicted staying power better than factors like advancement opportunities.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • For example, total knee arthroplasty, one procedure often performed at these centers, costs patients almost $2,500 less than at hospitals.
    Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • This training teaches us to be present in the midst of the chaos of a typical day.
    Janice Marturano, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Temperatures will be around 87 degrees, which is typical for this time of year in the metro.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on May 26, 2024 deputies responded to the business on the 7100 block of Rancho Mission Drive in the city's suburb of Bellaire, where a couple was staying with their 4-month-old child Brooklyn Fancher.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • The teens either left or were escorted off the bus, according to deputies.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The release came hours after Belarusian authorities announced that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with President Trump’s envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, in the capital of Minsk.
    Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
  • Lammy traveled to Geneva after meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Its assignment is to handle both a Mars Sample Return mission to return core samples of Mars to Earth, as well as future human Mars missions.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 29 June 2025
  • After it is analyzed for isotopes, the blood sample will give her an even more recent snapshot of what the bird has been eating.
    Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Deloitte’s Global Resilience Report, based on surveys of over 2,000 CEOs and 6,000 executives, found that 62% view ongoing disruption as the new normal.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • If the war in Ukraine is to be contained and ultimately resolved, Europe will have to make clear to Beijing that normal commercial relations cannot coexist with China’s support for a war against the European security order.
    Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025

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“Representative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representative. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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