archetypal

variants also archetypical
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archetypal
Adjective
  • That alone would merit a shout-out for More Songs About Buildings and Food (Super Deluxe Edition), yet another super-sized major label classic album vault-scraping.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025
  • The beverages are plentiful and inexpensive, and the food is standard but fun, classic American fare.
    Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • On a recent Friday morning, a group of half a dozen neighbors and business owners in Fountain Square gathered near Leonard Street, looking prepared for a typical neighborhood cleanup.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
  • For a typical night game, the Yankees’ hitters meetings begin 3 1/2 hours before first pitch.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • The limited-edition plush charms feature the quintessential designs of both brands.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
  • New England Plymouth, Mass., antiques dealer Molly Garcia grew up on nearby Cape Cod, where beaches, bonfires and clam bakes make for quintessential summers.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • For example, a June 2024 publication in the RAND Health Quarterly described how drug prices in the U.S. were on average nearly three times higher than those in 33 other high-income countries.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • On average last year, the economy added 168,000 jobs a month.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The city has been told the Water and Wastewater Authority should have their standard operational system active at that time, Bell said.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
  • The final numbers include a max speed of Mach 0.94 (721 mph), an ultrahigh speed of Mach 0.92 (706 mph), and a standard cruise of Mach 0.85 (652 mph)—the latter delivering its benchmark range.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • According to the biography, Paltrow advised her team during moments of controversy that the brand’s goal was to spark thought-provoking conversations, not to offer definitive answers.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 29 July 2025
  • Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in America.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • As volatility becomes the new normal, many leaders feel compelled to act faster, control more or push harder.
    Gamini Hewawasam, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • The results are limited to changes in normal brain aging, not Alzheimer's disease.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Several cities in Broward already have exemplary public education and recycling programs underway.
    Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
  • This is a guy who has been a team captain for a long time, exemplary character, all of that.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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“Archetypal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archetypal. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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