exemplar
noun
ex·em·plar
ig-ˈzem-ˌplär 
-plər,
eg-
: one that serves as a model or example: such as
a
: an ideal model
b
: a typical or standard specimen
an exemplar of medieval architecture
c
: a copy of a book or writing
d
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cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage
He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.
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Some will be held up as exemplars of how higher education can be a valuable and valued public good.
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David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But Switzerland, though it is rarely held up as an exemplar by those on the political left, is far richer than the Scandinavian social democracies and just as fair.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
Circle of Hope begins the book as a thriving if contradictory exemplar of progressive evangelicalism; by the end, the circle is broken, the crowds have thinned, and churchgoing in America seems an anemic thing, close to neither God nor country.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Microsoft never really became an exemplar of tight security, but in the past few years, as the government report noted, its failures were epic.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But Switzerland, though it is rarely held up as an exemplar by those on the political left, is far richer than the Scandinavian social democracies and just as fair.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
Circle of Hope begins the book as a thriving if contradictory exemplar of progressive evangelicalism; by the end, the circle is broken, the crowds have thinned, and churchgoing in America seems an anemic thing, close to neither God nor country.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Microsoft never really became an exemplar of tight security, but in the past few years, as the government report noted, its failures were epic.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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exemplar
noun
ex·em·plar
ig-ˈzem-ˌplär
-plər
1
: one that serves as a model or pattern
especially
: an ideal model
2
: a typical example
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