example

How to sign: an item of information that is representative of a type
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10";

Similiar / Same: instance, illustration, representative

Categories: information

Within this category: apology, exception, precedent, quintessence, sample, specimen

example

How to sign: a representative form or pattern
"I profited from his example";

Similiar / Same: model

Categories: internal representation, mental representation, representation

Within this category: lodestar, microcosm, original, prefiguration, prototype, template, type specimen

example

How to sign: an occurrence of something
"it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths";

Similiar / Same: instance, case

Categories: happening, natural event, occurrence

Within this category: humiliation, piece, time