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as in examples
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
the village's Congregational church could serve as an exemplar of the white clapboard church with a steeple that is a fixture in old New England towns
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as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be
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as in classics
the most perfect type or example
the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet are often regarded as exemplars of Impressionism
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Recent Examples of exemplars
These exemplars of the 30% show augmentation’s sustainable edge.
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Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Between the historically high bar of OL Lyonnes and the recent surge of Barcelona, the two teams are shining exemplars of what’s possible with proper investment in women’s clubs.
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Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The trio of titles making the rounds at Cannes are exemplars of the type of material Anonymous Content intends to pursue that this moment of great upheaval across film and TV.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 May 2026
The Dutch — forebears of our city and exemplars of cycling culture — require fast e-bikes to be licensed and insured as mopeds.
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Sameer Butt,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
These warblers now join Amazonian butterflies, cichlid fish in Africa, as well as our own hominid lineage, as exemplars of this process of evolutionary sharing.
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David Toews,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
One of the exemplars of the Rams’ depth at the position has been reserve right tackle Warren McClendon Jr.
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Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025
And yet, despite all of this, the Gateses have become exemplars for a kind of quaint-seeming, Andrew Carnegie–esque model of wealth, intent on returning their extraordinary resources to society.
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
18 Nov. 2025
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Melissa are prime exemplars of how to do it right — and you’re bound to discover both the ultra-luxury and the laid-back amidst Nordstrom’s bursting-at-the-seams sale section this May.
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Between the historically high bar of OL Lyonnes and the recent surge of Barcelona, the two teams are shining exemplars of what’s possible with proper investment in women’s clubs.
—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
The trio of titles making the rounds at Cannes are exemplars of the type of material Anonymous Content intends to pursue that this moment of great upheaval across film and TV.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 May 2026
The Dutch — forebears of our city and exemplars of cycling culture — require fast e-bikes to be licensed and insured as mopeds.
—
Sameer Butt,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
These warblers now join Amazonian butterflies, cichlid fish in Africa, as well as our own hominid lineage, as exemplars of this process of evolutionary sharing.
—
David Toews,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
One of the exemplars of the Rams’ depth at the position has been reserve right tackle Warren McClendon Jr.
—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025
And yet, despite all of this, the Gateses have become exemplars for a kind of quaint-seeming, Andrew Carnegie–esque model of wealth, intent on returning their extraordinary resources to society.
—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplars
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Long considered one of the finest examples of colonial architecture to be found in Connecticut, the Ebenezer Grant House harbors a pleasant surprise.
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To date, examples have included 328-foot (100-meter) long turbine blades, large military vehicles, satellites, and aircraft fuselage parts, among other notable examples.
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India relies heavily on foreign AI models and computing hardware, which makes its AI ambitions vulnerable to export control directives of other countries.
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McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
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Many were confused by the lack of mainstream inclusion, with some reactions asking for his classics, but that’s what other tributes were for.
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This is Part Two, Where To Go for The Best Active Travel Vacations right now and in the near future, including classics and trending hotspots.
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Bringing together images made since 2010, the project draws from different moments in his practice and expands ideas first explored in his 2015 photobook Momentary, with new work continuing to be added as the project evolves.
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The festival is also a place to discuss ideas, to collaborate on projects, to discuss co-productions, to dream and be a part of the conversation globally to ensure that the next generations here will have a better future in film.
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America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
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Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
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Packed with clashing Nazi goons and ice-cold blaxploitation paragons of extralegal justice, this season went inexplicably Tarantino, opening up arteries but also opportunities for a great actor to shine.
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Kathleen Hanna fronted punk greats Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, two bands that existed at different times in the evolving (but still sexist) conversation about women and their place in culture, with the musicians often serving as paragons of feminist critique and anguish.
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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.
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The persistence of these misconceptions matters because clinicians and the public alike may expect Ebola to look dramatic from the outset, when in reality its early manifestations often resemble many other common infectious diseases.
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.
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