Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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| known | known example | known occasion |
| rare | rare example | rare occasion |
| notable | notable example | notable occasion |
| particular | particular example | particular occasion |
| Other adjectives: better, similar, specific, perfect, real, great, infamous, partial, memorable, famous, possible, hilarious, odd, strange, bizarre, recent, earlier, previous. | ||
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- Doctor Who has experimented with them on occasion; Timothy Dalton's Narrator All Along in The End of Time is an example, but the clearest one is the season-spanning Trial of a Time Lord, where three complete four-part stories were presented as evidence in the Doctor's trial.
- For example, here's a quick quiz: It's your birthday, and you have told your boyfriend/girlfriend/other loved one exactly what you would like as a present to mark the occasion.
Source: No Sympathy - Cat Girl: An odd verbal example; Kitty Meow often meows like a cat and even purrs on one occasion.
Source: Lets Play / Party Cats
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