as in to illustrate
to show or make clear by using examples
in your review you don't really exemplify your points with specific examples from the novel
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Recent Examples of exemplify
Liang Jingkun exemplified the team’s resilience.
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The shots capture her wearing the headphones on set for five days straight to exemplify their impressive 135-hour battery life.
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Some of her models also carried striking cradleboards covered in quillwork or ledger art—representing not only the current generation of artists exemplifying Native excellence but the generations to come.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 May 2026
The resulting track feels like being lost within the euphoria of an underground dance floor exemplified.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The shots capture her wearing the headphones on set for five days straight to exemplify their impressive 135-hour battery life.
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Some of her models also carried striking cradleboards covered in quillwork or ledger art—representing not only the current generation of artists exemplifying Native excellence but the generations to come.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 May 2026
The resulting track feels like being lost within the euphoria of an underground dance floor exemplified.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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Sometimes the decision is obvious, necessitated by the availability of gravitational slingshots from planets, as illustrated by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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First, a dating story that illustrates this dynamic.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Malo Gusto is athletically capable of being the Frimpong at Chelsea, but has not demonstrated the same level of aptitude in front of goal.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The United States has already demonstrated this with export controls on advanced chips, restricting which nations can develop certain AI capabilities.—
David Liberman,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Exemplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplify. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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