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
: idea sense 4c
Synonyms
- case
- example
- exemplification
- illustration
- instance
- prototype
- representative
- sample
- specimen
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Example Sentences
cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.
Recent Examples on the Web The honey mushroom is also an exemplar of the extreme forms that life can take. 
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 SpaceX, founded in 2002, is the exemplar of this new space movement. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 Heron, which opened last year, is the exemplar of Leith’s new fine dining scene. Kate Maxwell, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Those relationships are simultaneously the exemplar of the communal ethos that makes crosswords a pleasantly niche pastime and an outdated patronage system that undermines efforts to diversify. Matt Hartman, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 Situated in the Golden Crescent of southern Texas, our host city of Victoria is an exemplar of these two cultures thriving alongside and influencing each other. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 13 July 2022 The school district is an exemplar of what can be achieved for military kids with close coordination between a military service and district leaders. Jim Cowen, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Britain, in its own way, rightly admired as an exemplar of democracy and strong institutions, has a post Brexit government that is doing much to erode this reputation, such are the temptations of populism. Mike O'sullivan, Forbes, 27 June 2022 By the documentary’s partly convincing logic, Dio’s sword-and-sorcery inclinations really were the ultimate exemplar of some kind of cred. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022 See More
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 SpaceX, founded in 2002, is the exemplar of this new space movement. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 Heron, which opened last year, is the exemplar of Leith’s new fine dining scene. Kate Maxwell, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Those relationships are simultaneously the exemplar of the communal ethos that makes crosswords a pleasantly niche pastime and an outdated patronage system that undermines efforts to diversify. Matt Hartman, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 Situated in the Golden Crescent of southern Texas, our host city of Victoria is an exemplar of these two cultures thriving alongside and influencing each other. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 13 July 2022 The school district is an exemplar of what can be achieved for military kids with close coordination between a military service and district leaders. Jim Cowen, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Britain, in its own way, rightly admired as an exemplar of democracy and strong institutions, has a post Brexit government that is doing much to erode this reputation, such are the temptations of populism. Mike O'sullivan, Forbes, 27 June 2022 By the documentary’s partly convincing logic, Dio’s sword-and-sorcery inclinations really were the ultimate exemplar of some kind of cred. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, from exemplum example
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
exemplars
noun
1
as in examples
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like the village's Congregational church could serve as an exemplar of the white clapboard church with a steeple that is a fixture in old New England towns Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- examples
- specimens
- samples
- instances
- illustrations
- exemplifications
- representatives
- cases
- prototypes
- indications
- paradigms
- archetypes
- classics
- manifestations
- cases in point
- evidences
- microcosms
- signs
- cross sections
- loci classici
2
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be Synonyms & Similar Words
- models
- examples
- ideas
- ideals
- paragons
- manifestations
- incarnations
- pinnacles
- classics
- patron saints
- standards
- essences
- eidolons
- mirrors
- nonpareils
- paradigms
- personifications
- principles
- phantoms
- touchstones
- eidola
- archetypes
- guidelines
- epitomes
- nonesuches
- beau ideals
- role models
- embodiments
- zeniths
- pinks
- culminations
- rules
- patterns
- gages
- summits
- apexes
- gauges
- acmes
- peaks
- apices
- quintessences
- apotheoses
3
as in classics
the most perfect type or example the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet are often regarded as exemplars of Impressionism Synonyms & Similar Words
- classics
- ideals
- models
- perfections
- manifestations
- epitomes
- incarnations
- standards
- bywords
- prototypes
- paradigms
- acmes
- zeniths
- archetypes
- paragons
- apotheoses
- avatars
- quintessences
- benchmarks
- touchstones
- personifications
- beau ideals
- heights
- criteria
- abstracts
- ultimates
- incorporations
- yardsticks
- embodiments
- criterions
- nonpareils
- embodiers
- last words
- meridians