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 impressive comeback project exemplifies hip-hop as a cathartic tool to capture the human experience, providing a balm for the artist and his listeners.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The Cold War exemplified the complicated relationship between universities and the federal government.
—Time, 20 May 2025
His journey from taking $4 Megabus rides to Wall Street meetings in New York to co-owning a horse racing team—the Maryland Colts—with NFL MVP Lamar Jackson exemplifies his approach.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 May 2025
The Department of Energy’s approach of working with industry to identify how federal facilities can be used to accelerate the construction of AI Infrastructure exemplifies the cross-sector collaboration necessary to take U.S. AI infrastructure to the next level.
—Gordon Bitko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
The Cold War exemplified the complicated relationship between universities and the federal government.
—Time, 20 May 2025
His journey from taking $4 Megabus rides to Wall Street meetings in New York to co-owning a horse racing team—the Maryland Colts—with NFL MVP Lamar Jackson exemplifies his approach.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 May 2025
The Department of Energy’s approach of working with industry to identify how federal facilities can be used to accelerate the construction of AI Infrastructure exemplifies the cross-sector collaboration necessary to take U.S. AI infrastructure to the next level.
—Gordon Bitko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemplify
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However, as one family’s experience illustrates, the story of the Great Wealth Transfer is far more complex.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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To illustrate the scale of this complexity, Lin explains that there can be seemingly endless ticket combinations for trips between Los Angeles and London.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Netflix’s dark comedy is full of drama, romance and the bonds of sisterhood Comments Sirens demonstrates that wanting more in life while staying true to oneself might be easier said than done.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In November 2024, Russia demonstrated the capabilities of its own hypersonic missile with an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, going on television shortly afterwards to boast about the weapons capabilities.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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