exemplifies

VERB

serve as an example

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstrate depict elucidate embody epitomize illuminate illustrate manifest mirror personify represent spell out symbolize typify

STRONG

body cite clarify display enlighten evidence exhibit instance quote show

WEAK

clear up emblematize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse distort hide mix up obscure

STRONG

cover

Example Sentences

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The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The transition from the oil era to that of critical minerals exemplifies this.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

As a result, Pulp's contribution to Help 2 - Begging For Change - has a loose, live band feeling that really exemplifies the album's spontaneity and sense of community.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Trade-Tech’s automotive program exemplifies the renewed interest in hands-on career training.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Technology’s history exemplifies what is termed an autocatalytic process: that is, one that speeds up at a rate that increases with time, because the process catalyzes itself.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond