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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He’s added a few pounds and physically looks the part of the prototypical inside linebacker — fast, strong and able to diagnose plays quickly.
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
For the past five and a half years, the country’s prototypical populist leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, has driven a process of democratic backsliding that mirrors developments in countries across the globe.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
Maye, 21, has prototypical size (6-foot-4, 221 pounds) and arm strength for the position.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Prominent for its emphasis on weapons, The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a prototypical revenge flick that adheres to the usual arc of the subgenre: betrayal, training, climax.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
For the past five and a half years, the country’s prototypical populist leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, has driven a process of democratic backsliding that mirrors developments in countries across the globe.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
Maye, 21, has prototypical size (6-foot-4, 221 pounds) and arm strength for the position.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
Prominent for its emphasis on weapons, The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a prototypical revenge flick that adheres to the usual arc of the subgenre: betrayal, training, climax.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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