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prototypical

[proh-tuh-tip-i-kuhl] / ˌproʊ təˈtɪp ɪ kəl /


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“Ms. Javice’s case is not the prototypical type of fraud case,” her defense attorney argued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

With her taut jawline, blazing white teeth and recently slimmed-down physique, she has embraced the prototypical Housewife look.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

The prototypical size at 6 feet 4, the prototypical arm strength, the silky throwing motion that looks as if it were designed in a lab.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024

In 1987, David Letterman was taping his late-night show in Las Vegas before rowdy audiences of mostly young men in preppy pullovers and muscle shirts — prototypical bros raised on “Porky’s.”

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

One man who took such apocalyptic speculation seriously was Leo Szilard, the energetic and resourceful Hungarian physicist who had tried to patent a prototypical cyclotron just before Lawrence’s practical invention.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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