Deterrent and Example

Deterrent

Deterrent noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Example and deterrent are semantically related In some cases you can use "Example" instead a noun "Deterrent".

Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, deterring

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Deterrent and example are semantically related in warning topic. Sometimes you can use "Deterrent" instead a noun "Example".

good	good deterrent	good example
best	best deterrent	best example
better	better deterrent	better example
similar	similar deterrent	similar example
Other adjectives: common, perfect, real, ultimate, minor.

The Chicago Outfit maintains their own more traditional example, Villains, Inc., as a deterrent against both heroes and non-affiliated villains.

Source: Literature / Wearing the Cape
Make an Example of Them: The hanged ones are a deterrent for others to not side with the Partisans.

Source: Film / The Ascent
Oddly this was presented as a more or less positive example that actually worked: as the Edo people proudly explain, no one has actually committed a crime in centuries due to using the death penalty as a deterrent for everything, which they see as inherently logical.

Source: All Crimes Are Equal

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