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concrete illustration
noun as in object lesson
Example Sentences
The abortion rights ruling offered a concrete illustration: The three liberals in dissent acknowledged that no one thought there was a right to abortion in 1868, but also noted that women played no role in ratifying the 14th Amendment because they would not gain the right to vote for another half century.
The transfer of detainee Abdul Latif Nasir, who was held without charge or trial for nearly two decades, leaves 39 inmates at the military facility located on the eastern tip of Cuba and provides the first concrete illustration of how the administration may attempt to finally shutter the prison.
Now the images that were meant to present an image of a carefree, normal America read very differently, as a concrete illustration of how careless Trump is with the health of the people around him.
And it gives the public and policymakers a concrete illustration of the consequences of burning fossil fuels, says Edward Maibach, director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
I was recently struck by a concrete illustration of the concept at 103rd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, where a brownstone viaduct elevates Metro-North trains.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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