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[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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The row is the just the latest example of the strained relations between European regulators and US big tech firms.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

If you’re not retired yet, for example, you might work longer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In another example, the employee asked Siri to add items to a packing list that were mentioned in an email about a camping trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Standard & Poor’s, for example, waits until a stock has been publicly traded for at least a year and has turned a profit in four quarters, including the quarter prior to its addition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The three Incorrigibles were out cold, nestled in a heap on the seat, and Penelope was ready to follow their example.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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