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[tip-uh-fahy] / ˈtɪp əˌfaɪ /


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What better show to typify that era of relative calm than what the characters on “Seinfeld” described as a show about nothing?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

The hashtag #PoorMartha was used on social media to typify fans’ glee at her susceptibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Wales' shirt numbers were falling off to confuse matters and typify the frantic opening exchanges.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023

Nonetheless, NEV sales that typify big-ticket spending have mirrored a tepid rebound in consumption after China abruptly ended COVID-19 containment measures late last year.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023

Centeotl was the goddess of sustenance, and was often represented as a many-uddered frog, to typify the food-yielding soil.

From The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru by Lewis Spence

Whether Mr. Vance’s error arose from laziness or dishonesty or something else, I don’t know, but alas it typifies the low regard he has for people who profess views he dislikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

That idea of connection across the community, and across generations, is something which typifies the essence of Morecambe's supporter base.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025

The mango, that beloved linchpin of cuisines and cultures around the world, typifies this trend.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

But if McDavid, arguably the best player in the NHL, typifies the skill and grace with which the high-flying Oilers play, then Lizotte represents the blue-collar, lunch-bucket approach that defines the Kings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Perhaps nothing better typifies the strange and often accidental nature of chemical science in its early days than a discovery made by a German named Hennig Brand in 1675.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

And he has looked to do this while sticking to the intense and chaotic style that typified his previous sides.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Premier League football of the early 2000s was typified by the 4-4-2 formation.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

They also suggest that the disinflation earlier this year may have been another of the false dawns that have typified recent Fed performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Now forgotten, Dillon, Read & Co. typified the Wall Street of roll-top desks and patrician dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

The thing that most worried him about the Ptolemaic system, typified by the puzzle of the Moon, was the business of equants.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The work was unveiled in 1920 in a ceremony that lauded Otis for typifying “the ideal which first brought men and women to America.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

“He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

Before expending the effort typifying one's love language, it is worth inquiring: is the concept is actually psychologically meaningful, or just another batch of pop psychology B.S.?

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2021

He made asymmetrical cutouts in tight garments and put guys in the unconventional halter necks that, in pure anatomical terms, are well suited to the broad shoulders typifying an idealized masculine form.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021

Affixed to a pilaster is a symbolic statue typifying freedom of jurisdiction and commerce.

From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson


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