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Recent Examples of typify
The technical excellence that has typified his play through the age groups was on display in the United States and at the Emirates Stadium.
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The big irony here is that the Common Core State Standards, which typified and codified this approach, and whose effectiveness tests like the PARCC and SBA were meant to measure, promised to make students college and career ready.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Alvaro Morata typified that: once booed by the Spanish crowd but the head of the gang in Germany, instigating golf lessons, running poker sessions and pulling together Spotify playlists.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Natural Touches Woodland references bring a naturalistic counterpoint to the lush red-and-green palette that typifies Christmas—the more rustic, the more dramatic the contrast.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The big irony here is that the Common Core State Standards, which typified and codified this approach, and whose effectiveness tests like the PARCC and SBA were meant to measure, promised to make students college and career ready.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Alvaro Morata typified that: once booed by the Spanish crowd but the head of the gang in Germany, instigating golf lessons, running poker sessions and pulling together Spotify playlists.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
Natural Touches Woodland references bring a naturalistic counterpoint to the lush red-and-green palette that typifies Christmas—the more rustic, the more dramatic the contrast.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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This wine—the crisp Pinot Bianco, the textured Chardonnay, the exotic Gewürztraminer, the elegant Pinot Noir, or the robust Lagrein—perfectly exemplify this region's quality and diversity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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That purported economic reality is exemplified by the competitive fight over the lucrative market for AI products, Ives said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the center of the back of the coin, a large cross was meant to symbolize imperial power, establishing Otto III’s Christianity and blending it with the power of the empire, according to historians.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The title comes from what Charlotte, missing her soulmate, scribbles on the remnants of Adam’s mural (symbolizing the memory of him pressed on her heart).—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after illustrating Norton Juster's cult kids' book, Feiffer returned to the genre as an author, with books like 1993's The Man in the Ceiling (eventually adapted into a musical with Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller) and his 2010 re-teaming with Juster, The Odious Ogre.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The pattern illustrated the unintended effects of Google’s policy changes and how obscure changes made to its advertising rules can have outsize repercussions on groups dependent on the world’s biggest search engine.—
Nico Grant,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Brown’s work as Darden provides much of the emotional heart of the story; the character embodies the conflicting perspectives in L.A.’s racially stratified communities that swirled around the case.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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My mom embodied everything soft and strong simultaneously.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Typify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typify. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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