prototypical

adjective

pro·to·typ·i·cal ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-kəl

variants or less commonly prototypic

ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pik

: of, relating to, or being a prototype

prototypically

ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē

adverb

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At 6 feet, 4 inches and 217 pounds, Higgins offers the build of a prototypical No. 1 and a different physique than Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks. —

Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 Warren features prototypical size (6-6, 260) and does everything well. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 The 90-second salvo is prototypical GBV, with frontman Robert Pollard and company concisely dispensing lo-fi riffs over the track, one of 17 songs on Universe Room, out Feb. 7. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025 All of his movies present prototypical images of common spaces: a house in Hollywood, a boardroom, a log cabin, an American trailer park. —

Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for prototypical