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type

[tahyp] / taɪp /
NOUN
class, kind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand breed category character description form group lot nature number sample sort standard strain variety
STRONG
blazon cast classification cut feather genre ilk likes mold order persuasion rubric species specimen stamp subdivision way
NOUN
example, model
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pattern sample standard
STRONG
archetype epitome essence exemplar original paradigm personification prototype quintessence representative specimen
Antonyms
STRONG
atypical
NOUN
printed characters
Synonyms
STRONGEST
case
STRONG
emblem face figure font print printing sign symbol
WEAK
point size
VERB
classify
Synonyms
STRONG
arrange categorize class peg pigeonhole sort standardize stereotype tab typecast
WEAK
button down put away put down as
Antonyms
STRONG
differentiate disorder disorganize
VERB
hit keys on machine to print document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copy transcribe write
STRONG
touch touch-type typewrite
WEAK
dash off enter data hunt-and-peck teletype

Example Sentences

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They form horizontal bands, or stripes, running from the top of the nose to the bottom, grouped by receptor type.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Social engineering is a type of fraud scheme used to trick victims into providing scammers with passwords, PINs and other personal information.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It is this type of advanced icebreaker that would make navigating through the frozen Hudson Bay possible, Crawford said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The company I work for does not offer any type of retirement and I currently have nothing at all invested, saved etc.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Also, his school—the Saw Whet School— was named after a type of owl.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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