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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All of his movies present prototypical images of common spaces: a house in Hollywood, a boardroom, a log cabin, an American trailer park.
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
The prototypical winning quarterback is one who can use his feet.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
Amick is a prototypical right-handed slugger who hits the ball really hard and figures to whiff a lot, although his strikeout rates thus far haven’t been red flags.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And the prototypical celebrity of Jackson is Harrison Ford.
—Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
The prototypical winning quarterback is one who can use his feet.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
Amick is a prototypical right-handed slugger who hits the ball really hard and figures to whiff a lot, although his strikeout rates thus far haven’t been red flags.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And the prototypical celebrity of Jackson is Harrison Ford.
—Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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