noun
1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a point
ADJECTIVE
▪ characteristic , classic , prime , quintessential , stellar ( AmE ), supreme , textbook , typical , ultimate
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This is a classic ~ of a badly designed building.
▪ excellent , fine , good , great , impressive , magnificent , outstanding , perfect , stunning , superb , wonderful
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a magnificent ~ of 18th-century architecture
▪ fascinating , interesting , intriguing
▪ notable , prominent , remarkable , striking , telling
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a telling ~ of how difficult it can be to succeed in business
▪ isolated
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This is far from an isolated ~.
▪ graphic , vivid
▪ dramatic , extreme , spectacular
▪ clear , obvious , simple , straightforward
▪ blatant , flagrant , glaring
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His treatment of his secretary was a blatant ~ of managerial arrogance.
▪ egregious ( AmE ), worst
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the most egregious ~ of his mishandling of the situation
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This is among the worst ~s of corporate greed.
▪ poor
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This film is a poor ~ of the genre.
▪ notorious
▪ familiar , famous , well-known
▪ common
▪ rare
▪ illustrative , representative
▪ helpful , illuminating , instructive , salient , useful
▪ practical
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The book is full of practical ~s of classroom activities.
▪ concrete , particular , specific
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Let me give a concrete ~ of what I mean.
▪ real-life , real-world
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a book filled with real-life ~s that anyone can relate to
▪ hypothetical
▪ contemporary , historical
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He uses a number of historical ~s to support his thesis.
VERB + EXAMPLE
▪ give sb , offer , provide (sb with)
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Let me give you a few ~s of what I mean.
▪ contain , illustrate , include , present , represent , show
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The leaflet includes several ~s of bad grammar.
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Twenty-seven ~s are presented in this video.
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the ~ shown in Figure 2
▪ cite , draw , take (sth as)
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She illustrates her point with ~s drawn from contemporary newspaper accounts.
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To take an obvious ~, if there is a good harvest the price of grain will fall.
▪ use
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Fisher used a hypothetical ~ to illustrate his point.
▪ consider
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Consider the following example …
▪ see
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We've seen other ~s of this same problem recently.
▪ find
EXAMPLE + VERB
▪ demonstrate sth , highlight sth , illustrate sth , show sth
▪ indicate sth , suggest sth
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These ~s suggest that there is a connection between the two processes.
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
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An athlete, for ~, might turn the pedals 80 times a minute.
▪ in an/the ~
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The teacher in our ~ is clearly wrong.
▪ ~ of
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We can still find ~s of discrimination today.
2 person thought to be a good model
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , great , inspiring , shining , sterling ( esp. AmE )
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She is a shining ~ of how to organize your time.
▪ bad , poor
VERB + EXAMPLE
▪ set , show
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You must set a good ~ to the children.
▪ follow
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I think all schools should follow the ~ of this one.
▪ hold sb/sth up as
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The film was held up as an ~ of good cinema.
▪ be inspired by
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I was inspired by the ~ of the athletes who trained so hard.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
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Children learn by ~.
▪ ~ to
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His generosity is an ~ to us all.
PHRASES
▪ make an ~ of sb
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The teacher made an ~ of him by suspending him from school.