as in to illustrate
to show or make clear by using examples
in your review you don't really exemplify your points with specific examples from the novel
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Ashley & Maria The brief and ultimately forgettable match between Beth Phoenix & Melina and Ashley & Maria at WrestleMania 24 exemplified WWE's historical disregard for women's wrestling.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The crapshoot nature of the draft is exemplified by what happened in the aftermath of the Heat’s selections of Adebayo and Herro.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These and other finishes exemplify the values of traditional watchmaking by Ferrier.
Louis Monet Impulsion Titanium Onyx
This timepiece combines a chronograph with a tourbillon with the chronograph mechanism entirely visible on the dial.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Edgar’s courage and candor on the tax issue exemplifies statesmanship.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The crapshoot nature of the draft is exemplified by what happened in the aftermath of the Heat’s selections of Adebayo and Herro.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These and other finishes exemplify the values of traditional watchmaking by Ferrier.
Louis Monet Impulsion Titanium Onyx
This timepiece combines a chronograph with a tourbillon with the chronograph mechanism entirely visible on the dial.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Edgar’s courage and candor on the tax issue exemplifies statesmanship.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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