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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Its flight heritage illustrates the importance of dependable computing hardware in missions where repairs are difficult or impossible.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The incident illustrates the failures of trust and safety provisions that are supposed to protect against this kind of confusion.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

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The improvement demonstrates how low-noise lasers and high-quality optical resonators can increase rotation sensitivity on a photonic chip.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Their accounts demonstrate how AI is blurring the line between what's real and what's fake in the already fraught arena of online dating.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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