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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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In one example, two mice lacking methylation on a specific allele produced offspring in which both copies of that allele carried methylation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

For example, if workers believe costs will be higher in general, they might demand higher wages, which in turn can make inflation even hotter.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

"Before the legal change in 1994, the spent nuclear fuel was exported to, for example, Russia," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Through Pickwick, for example, we met the man at the central telephone exchange whose department handled orders to connect and disconnect lines.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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