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Recent Examples of exemplifies
One of Preston’s students, Jason Brown, exemplifies the kind of figure skating that the quad era threatens to squash.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The Dow's latest milestone exemplifies how stock investors have continued climbing walls of worry.
—Alex Harring,nick Wells, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.
—Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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
No one better exemplifies the clicktatorship than the president himself.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Shot directly through the windshield in a single, uninterrupted take, the moment exemplifies the crux of their unlikely friendship, which eventually turns romantic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
San José Mayor Matt Mahan’s entry into the race on Thursday — relatively late to mount a gubernatorial campaign — exemplifies the unsettled nature of the race.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Alex Pretti’s killing exemplifies this new reality.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The Dow's latest milestone exemplifies how stock investors have continued climbing walls of worry.
—Alex Harring,nick Wells, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.
—Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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
No one better exemplifies the clicktatorship than the president himself.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Shot directly through the windshield in a single, uninterrupted take, the moment exemplifies the crux of their unlikely friendship, which eventually turns romantic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
San José Mayor Matt Mahan’s entry into the race on Thursday — relatively late to mount a gubernatorial campaign — exemplifies the unsettled nature of the race.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Alex Pretti’s killing exemplifies this new reality.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplifies
Verb
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The situation illustrates how decades after the devastating 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, the region lags behind the rest of Europe both economically and with regard to environmental protection.—
Eldar Emric,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Altman’s frustration perfectly illustrates how AI companies have driven themselves into a corner.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Many ideas that were rejected in the past receive new life upon a surprising new observation; many ideas that are accepted today will be overthrown when a key experimental result demonstrates its insufficiency.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Securing the supply chain for these demonstrates Terra Innovatum’s manufacturing and deployment readiness.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Exemplifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplifies. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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