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
Like it or not, skinny capri pants are back in full force in spring 2025—and Hailey Bieber has exemplified the easiest way to style them.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
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Antioch council approves money for improvements to Amtrak station
Riders, filling every seat, a mix of workers and students doing their homework.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The award will honor the player who best exemplifies on-ice excellence with joy, enthusiasm, care and responsibility.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The benefits of that dynamic were exemplified by the building of the Truman Sports Complex in the early 1970s — and all the more acutely in 2007 when downtown was resuscitated by the Power & Light District and what’s now known as T-Mobile Center.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Me & My Car: ’56 Ford pickup in Hayward exemplifies F-Series generation
Antioch council approves money for improvements to Amtrak station
Riders, filling every seat, a mix of workers and students doing their homework.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The award will honor the player who best exemplifies on-ice excellence with joy, enthusiasm, care and responsibility.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The benefits of that dynamic were exemplified by the building of the Truman Sports Complex in the early 1970s — and all the more acutely in 2007 when downtown was resuscitated by the Power & Light District and what’s now known as T-Mobile Center.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Exemplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemplify. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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