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Recent Examples of typify
Thanks, perhaps, to Mark Twain, who perfected the simultaneous disdain for and fascination with French culture that now typifies the American attitude.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The calm, cool precision that has typified Yamamoto’s starts this season was not in evidence Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
That same competitive desire might be reignited briefly when Moyá and Nadal return to the French Open’s Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, albeit without the forehands and fireworks that typified Nadal’s all-conquering performances on clay.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Her oeuvre is typified by large-scale figurative sculptures, often of metal or wood and by her use of textiles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The calm, cool precision that has typified Yamamoto’s starts this season was not in evidence Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
That same competitive desire might be reignited briefly when Moyá and Nadal return to the French Open’s Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, albeit without the forehands and fireworks that typified Nadal’s all-conquering performances on clay.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Her oeuvre is typified by large-scale figurative sculptures, often of metal or wood and by her use of textiles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typify
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The album featured a groundbreaking fusion of African rhythms and Western influences, exemplified by her collaboration with Alicia Keys on the title track.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Caucus Co-chair Assemblymember David Alvarez, D-San Diego, said the country needs to see the same leadership exemplified by former President Ronald Reagan, whose Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 opened a temporary path for many undocumented workers to get to lawful permanent residency.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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This card often symbolizes new beginnings that emerge from emotional clarity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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The redesign symbolized how a product or place can regenerate rather than deplete.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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When philosophy meets contract law The Microsoft-OpenAI dispute illustrates what happens when philosophical speculation is turned into legal obligations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Rubbing Salt In The Wound: Expatriation Tax Regime The current expatriation regime is embodied in IRC Section 877A, enacted in 2008 to deter wealthy Americans from renouncing citizenship to avoid taxes.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Among its other attributes, Superman is shot through with a winning modesty, embodied by Reeve’s no-big-deal depiction of Superman.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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“Typify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typify. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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