examples

1. an item of information that is typical of a class or groupExamples: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"Synonyms: example, illustration, instance, representative

2. a representative form or patternExamples: "I profited from his example"Synonyms: example, model

3. something to be imitatedExamples: "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"Synonyms: example, exemplar, good example, model

4. punishment intended as a warning to othersExamples: "they decided to make an example of him"Synonyms: deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson

5. an occurrence of somethingExamples: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"Synonyms: case, example, instance

6. a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understandingExamples: "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"Synonyms: example, exercise