illustrative
adjective
also ˈi-lə-ˌstrā-
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Synonyms
elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanative, explanatory, explicative, explicatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, interpretative, interpretive
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Atlanta, the third-fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country, is illustrative. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 Hong Kong has seen weekly demonstrations since early June in protest of an extradition bill which many see as illustrative of mainland China’s increased oversight of the semi-autonomous authority. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "Hong Kong protesters effectively forced the airport to shut down," 12 Aug. 2019 As another illustrative example of this racial bias in a medical context, consider African American tennis icon Serena Williams. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Societies are tearing apart, but they can be brought together," 14 Aug. 2019 The death in Nevada is illustrative of the significant earthquake risk the Silver State, though not as bad as California, still endures. — Los Angeles Times, "Nevada’s first recorded earthquake death? This could be it, caused by Ridgecrest temblors," 6 Aug. 2019 Bret Stephens provided a most illustrative example of this unfortunate reaction in his New York Times column from July 26. — David Brog, National Review, "What Bret Stephens Gets Wrong about National Conservatives," 1 Aug. 2019 Shop Sophie's Look Turner’s husband, Joe Jonas, flaunted his style in a pair of black trousers and a black button-up overlaid with an illustrative white print. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sophie Turner Makes Vinyl in the Summer Look Cool," 1 Aug. 2019 The social-media insult, a form of art President Donald Trump has perfected, is illustrative of those perversions. — Noah Rothman, National Review, "Kevin Williamson’s Revolt against the Hivemind," 25 July 2019 In addition to describing their own, successful efforts to subvert the yacht's GPS navigation system, the authors give an excellent illustrative example of just how badly too much trust in automated navigation systems can go wrong. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Claims of Tesla hack wide of the mark—we dig into GNSS hacking," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illustrative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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