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[ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-] / ɪgˈzæm pəl, -ˈzɑm- /


Usage

What synonym should I use for example? Example as a sample: Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard: a good example of baroque architecture. Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like: a sample of yarn. Specimen usually suggests that the “sample” chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose: a blood specimen; zoological specimens. Example as a pattern: See ideal. Example as a specimen: See case1. ​

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The Pentagon has held up SpaceX as an example of companies that can help the military cut through red tape and more quickly field weapons and other capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The MIT measure of AI adoption, for example, depends on company disclosures, and saying little doesn’t necessarily mean little is happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And the cartel risks seeing other countries follow the UAE's example.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

One example is Kiliye Kiliye, a 1983 Malayalam song that recently found new life in the film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She might never have thought this had she not spent time among the clouds herself, which is a perfect example of how travel broadens the mind.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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