prototypical
adjective
pro·to·typ·i·cal
ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly prototypic
: of, relating to, or being a prototype
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Saturday was another prototypical Panthers performance in a series (and playoffs) full of them, with Florida’s stifling defense and aggressive forechecking limiting the Rangers and paving the way for the offense to strike.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Season 1 follows the debut of eldest daughter Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), a prototypical diamond who manages to crack the hardened heart of Regé-Jean Page’s life-ruiningly handsome Duke of Hastings.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Orioles do not have a prototypical leadoff man for the modern game — a good hitter who walks and steals bases.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Her goal was, and is, the prototypical better American life for them both, with social mobility requiring a constant push on an upward trajectory.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Season 1 follows the debut of eldest daughter Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), a prototypical diamond who manages to crack the hardened heart of Regé-Jean Page’s life-ruiningly handsome Duke of Hastings.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Orioles do not have a prototypical leadoff man for the modern game — a good hitter who walks and steals bases.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
Her goal was, and is, the prototypical better American life for them both, with social mobility requiring a constant push on an upward trajectory.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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