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Recent Examples of typify
Thanks, perhaps, to Mark Twain, who perfected the simultaneous disdain for and fascination with French culture that now typifies the American attitude.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The calm, cool precision that has typified Yamamoto’s starts this season was not in evidence Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
That same competitive desire might be reignited briefly when Moyá and Nadal return to the French Open’s Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, albeit without the forehands and fireworks that typified Nadal’s all-conquering performances on clay.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Her oeuvre is typified by large-scale figurative sculptures, often of metal or wood and by her use of textiles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
The calm, cool precision that has typified Yamamoto’s starts this season was not in evidence Sunday.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
That same competitive desire might be reignited briefly when Moyá and Nadal return to the French Open’s Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, albeit without the forehands and fireworks that typified Nadal’s all-conquering performances on clay.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Her oeuvre is typified by large-scale figurative sculptures, often of metal or wood and by her use of textiles.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 May 2025
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In Season 3, the ultra-rich — as exemplified by a trio of reuniting gal pals, a family and its trio of young adult siblings, and an age-gap couple — take to a premier wellness resort in Thailand to escape (for better and for worse) the fraught realities of their daily life.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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The brand’s contemporary designs exemplify resilience, individuality and excellence.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Back in June, Offerman responded to conservative media figure Michael Flynn Jr., who used a gif of Ron throwing a computer in a dumpster in a Parks and Rec episode to symbolize his disdain for Pride Month.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The raid captured national attention, with Peanut's death symbolizing an out-of-control local government to some.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Though Combs denied the allegation, the incident illustrates how some individuals may attempt to exert control over their current or former partners, even through intimidation or violence, to prevent them from forming new relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The artist continues to interrogate the interplay between image and text in culture today –– illustrating the persistent dominance of advertising, as well as the peculiarities of newer phenomena, such as memes.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Margaret Qualley is used to embodying larger than life characters on screen.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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Van Persie’s bright but brief flame at United embodies the tension between short-term success and sustainable long-term performance that is at the heart of all transfer decisions.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Typify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typify. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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