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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album

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representative

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having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility

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Recent Examples of representative
Noun
The Sacramento Bee reached out to Tori’s Place on Thursday, but no restaurant representative was available for comment. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025 Moving forward, developers should work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including healthcare professionals, urban planners and community representatives, to ensure developments meet diverse needs. John Krpan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
The report, published by Pew Research Center on Wednesday, is based on a nationally representative survey of 9,593 U.S. adults conducted last year. Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 21 May 2025 Exceptions to this trend included Israel, India, South Korea, Japan, Poland, the Philippines and Ukraine, where support was greater for the U.S. The data was based on nationally representative surveys conducted in April, with an average sample size of around 1,100 respondents per country. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for representative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representative
Noun
  • Other city officials were present at the ceremony, including Library Advisory Board delegate John Warren and Stanton Councilmember Gary Taylor.
    Staff report, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
  • Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Eight oil-producing nations of the OPEC+ alliance could hike output by as much as 411,000 barrels per day in July, two OPEC+ delegates told CNBC, continuing a rapid unwinding of voluntary production cuts.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Johnson wore a sleek strapless Ferragamo look on Thursday for an event celebrating her new role as a Roberto Coin global ambassador.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
  • As for other content throughout the season, Love Island Australia star Callum Hole and Love Island USA alum Cely Vasquez will be serving as social ambassadors.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
  • Or why, for example, would Wayne Rooney, his former Old Trafford colleague, sign him twice for both Derby County and DC United?
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • This choice allows the plants to make maximum use of the soil's water and nutrients resources, particularly important in the poor soils and arid climates typical of Apulia.
    Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Bacalao is served in all manner of dishes; one of the most popular is with pil-pil sauce, made of olive oil, garlic and the juice of the fish, and typical in the Basque Country.
    Jon Yeomans, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Any deputies who fired their weapon will be placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.
    David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
  • The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Pro-Russian Telegram channels have expressed anger at the lack of protection at the sites, but the comments by Trump and his envoy will add to anticipation over what Putin will do in response.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • The delegation also met with Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, on Tuesday.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The sample size for Turner is a slash line of .268/.326/.366 in 44 at-bats.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Tickets for the cooking challenge are $70 per person and include three drinks on top of the competition samples and other bites from Mulvaney’s, according to the organizers.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
  • In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.
    Brett Kelman, NPR, 29 May 2025

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