prototypical
adjective
pro·to·typ·i·cal
ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly prototypic
: of, relating to, or being a prototype
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Matt Adkisson is almost your prototypical lifelong entrepreneur.
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The prototypical image of a successful negotiator is someone who is competent, confident, and in control — characteristics that are not always readily applied to disabled people.
—Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mason Ameri, Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2024
Trump derides Cheney as the prototypical hawkish Republican, blaming the former Wyoming congresswoman for plunging the U.S. into foreign conflicts like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and risking a wider global conflict with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The prototypical image of a successful negotiator is someone who is competent, confident, and in control — characteristics that are not always readily applied to disabled people.
—Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mason Ameri, Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2024
Trump derides Cheney as the prototypical hawkish Republican, blaming the former Wyoming congresswoman for plunging the U.S. into foreign conflicts like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and risking a wider global conflict with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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