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
No recent team has exemplified this truth more than the Florida Panthers, who battled their way to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals and two championships.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
His own students exemplify this.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2026
The statue exemplifies Turkey’s artistic and cultural legacy, highlighting the economic prosperity that local craftsmen achieved alongside their works of art.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Chile’s 2025 wildfire season exemplifies how government institutions at all levels, as well as companies and expert groups, failed to understand and do enough to reduce the risks posed by increasingly intense wildfires.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
His own students exemplify this.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2026
The statue exemplifies Turkey’s artistic and cultural legacy, highlighting the economic prosperity that local craftsmen achieved alongside their works of art.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Chile’s 2025 wildfire season exemplifies how government institutions at all levels, as well as companies and expert groups, failed to understand and do enough to reduce the risks posed by increasingly intense wildfires.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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There will be a view of the river from the commons and interior wall graphics will illustrate the theme of the design, which incorporates the concepts of earth, air, water and fire.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Consider these our contemporary cupcake commandments, illustrated by three new recipes that are, as Carrie would say, fabulous.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians demonstrated that a moment of divisiveness can be converted into a moment of collective agency.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In both matches under McFarlane, Chelsea’s players demonstrated decent defensive organisation and good energy in their press in the final third.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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