EXEMPLIFY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

exemplify

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ig-ˈzem-plə-ˌfī

Definition of exemplify

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 The White House Cuba report exemplifies the false binaries that predominate in discussions about Cuba on both the left and right. — Anne Garland Mahler, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 One simple habit exemplified the actor’s instinct to be of service to others. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Those scares are best exemplified by the film’s most inventive setpiece, where Gemma gets lost in an endless pillow fort filled with baddies around every corner. — William Earl, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 The scene exemplified the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, where up to 10,000 migrants remain in the city weeks after more than 72,000 migrants poured into the small Spanish territory neighboring Morocco. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exemplify

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As illustrated in this chart, following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February, both WTI crude oil prices and US retail gas prices surged in tandem.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The agreement also illustrates a challenge facing advanced nuclear developers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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The South Korean auteur has directed six movies since 1997, each one demonstrating his literary sensibilities and keen eye for capturing human despair.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
The next step is demonstrating consistent color removal and fiber-quality retention at larger scale, with chemical consumption, wastewater quality and process control among the principal scale-up considerations.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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