typify
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- v embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- v express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- At Thursday's rally, the sharp divisions that typify Serbian politics were nowhere to be seen, as leaders from across the spectrum united in a massive show of force to protest .
- The Thurmonds typify a tendency of many May-December couples: they strive to be more normal than normal.
- To many Americans, these activities typify a leaderless, formless and wildly eclectic movement that is variously called sensitivity training, encounter, "therapy for normals .