Definition: a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
Usage: you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook
Main entry: representative, illustration, instance, example
Definition: an item of information that is typical of a class or group
Usage: this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome; there is an example on page 10
Main entry: model, example, exemplar, good example
Definition: something to be imitated
Usage: an exemplar of success; a model of clarity; he is the very model of a modern major general
Definition: a representative form or pattern
Usage: I profited from his example
Main entry: lesson, deterrent example, object lesson, example
Definition: punishment intended as a warning to others
Usage: they decided to make an example of him
Main entry: example, case, instance
Definition: an occurrence of something
Usage: it was a case of bad judgment; another instance occurred yesterday; but there is always the famous example of the Smiths