exemplification

noun

ex·​em·​pli·​fi·​ca·​tion ig-ˌzem-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce exemplification (audio)
1
a
: the act or process of exemplifying
2
: an exemplified copy of a document

Examples of exemplification in a Sentence

a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national naïveté and arrogance
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Some of Chan’s pieces feature symbolization, the expression of emotion, and the exemplification of sensuous properties. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 The result is an exemplification of storytelling as a consolation for the yearning and dislocation of immigrant life. The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 There’s hardly a better exemplification of lawmakers’ focus on getting the headline and not the details right than a pilot geared largely towards the wrong neighborhoods. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024 The beauty of The Brothers Sun lies in its exemplification of the power of specificity and nuance — not only in relation to place, but culture, too. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024 And in the ultimate exemplification of how an endless stream of content begets pernicious bunkum, John McPhail’s Dear David is arguably the most brainless release of the year. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023 The swift backlash from the food industry is a clear exemplification of the challenges the FDA has faced trying to more closely regulate nutrition in the United States. Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023 The Kvadrat/Simons Shaker Collection has been created in 4 colors with the key design concept being the exemplification of a sense a of singularity and uniformity–the system is one system, on color, and one textile. Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Now, this divorce is poised to become the most powerful exemplification of big philanthropy intersecting with a very personal life moment. Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country, 5 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of exemplification was in the 15th century

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“Exemplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exemplification. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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