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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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It is understood that both Canada and the EU see the opportunity for a process for like-minded nations which might not ever be full members, for example Australia.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The latest example came earlier this month, when Suno, an AI music company valued at $5.4 billion, released its first models built with licensed music from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Even as videos of his superhuman strength—showing him squatting, for example, 600 pounds—continue to circulate on YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Ryanair, for example, has repeatedly called for the Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign, or failing that for the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to remove him from his post.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

You should not think us so foolish as to follow his example.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Sherman Oaks and Crenshaw are the two examples that I always use.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Recent examples of communities taking action to protect land include Daisybank, Lott Meadow and Southcourt Green, in Cheltenham, as well as Juniper Hill Field and Heavens Valley in Stroud.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

What remained unclear was whether these examples represented rare exceptions or pointed to a much broader rule.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

It’s hard to say how pervasive the phenomenon is, but the examples available to AI leaders so far have them concerned.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

This is one of the prime examples of the need to avoid acting on the basis of common sense if you want to know how the world works.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

“We’ve made tremendous progress, and that progress is exampled all across the state of California — but not equally,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2022

Among the new locations are any place children “gather,” with exampled such as playgrounds, daycare facilities and school bus stops.

From Washington Times Oct. 27, 2021

The Arbitration Treaty form is well exampled in the German-Czecho-Slovakian treaty of 22 articles.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I exampled polygamy, Hill became passionate, and asked if I was an abolitionist.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend

A man of antique character; true as a child, simple, even bashful, and of a strength and valor rarely exampled among men.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Thomas Carlyle

In an ecstasy of tender contemplation he turns from those to these, exampling Julia from the rose and pitying the hapless violets as though they were indeed not blooms insensitive but actually ‘poor girls neglected.’

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by William Ernest Henley




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