Prototype
Prototype noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: a literary character who is universally regarded as the ultimate prototype of the spoiled, willful Southern belle
Sign and prototype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Prototype".
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Both words in one sentence
- Getting a half-off sale just when you need to prototype something is a sign that this game, you might end up going Direct Ascent.
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The next time is even worse, because the prototype cure he's given does keep him in his teenage body even after he collapses in pain (the previous sign that he was changing back).
Source: Yank the Dog's Chain -
In [PROTOTYPE], the main character is focused and driven, giving little outward sign of anything but rage and determination as he kills and eats his way through thousands upon thousands of soldiers, civilians, and zombies. Normally.
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Sign and Prototype. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prototype/sign
Prototype & Sign. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prototype/sign>.
Sign or Prototype. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prototype/sign.
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