EXEMPLIFY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

exemplify

verb

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 articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Beyond all that old-fashioned charm is a place that exemplifies the best of countryside-chic, too. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 The high growth rate exemplifies the state’s rich concentration of high-tech and other high-productivity industries. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Perhaps no stock exemplifies these qualities more than Coca-Cola . — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exemplify

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More broadly, the expansion illustrates how advanced technology, industrial investment and acquisition reform are increasingly interconnected in modern defence planning.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
However, its premise also illustrates the very ideological hypocrisy that has alienated much of the public from the press.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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