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example

[ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-] / ɪgˈzæm pəl, -ˈzɑm- /


Usage

What synonym should I use for example? Example as a sample: Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard: a good example of baroque architecture. Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like: a sample of yarn. Specimen usually suggests that the “sample” chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose: a blood specimen; zoological specimens. Example as a pattern: See ideal. Example as a specimen: See case1. ​

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For example, I’ll ask, “Tell me about the last time you cried.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Some emails, for example, show officials were initially unsure about whether Lord Mandelson needed to undergo so-called developed vetting for his security clearance.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Studies by the Nobel economics laureate James Heckman and other researchers, for example, concluded that the benefits of early childhood interventions in North Carolina were seven times as large as the costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

For example, if artificial intelligence is so effective at increasing productivity that it leads to widespread AI-related layoffs, that could raise the unemployment rate, reduce consumer spending and spook investors.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Say, for example, three hearty camels for a dozen nervous yaks with a secret fear of heights.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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