paradigm

• acme
• apex
• apotheosis
• archetype
• beau ideal
• blueprint
• chart
• classic
• criterion
• culmination
• draft
• eidolon
• embodiment
• ensample
• epitome
• essence
• example
• exemplar
• gage
• gauge
• guideline
• idea
• ideal
• incarnation
• manifestation
• mirror
• model
• mold
• nonesuch
• nonpareil
• original
• paragon
• patron saint
• pattern
• peak
• personification
• phantom
• pink
• pinnacle
• principle
• prototype
• quintessence
• role model
• rule
• sample
• standard
• summit
• touchstone
• zenith

• noun
  1. A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
  2. An example serving as the model for such a pattern.
  3. A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.

• The new paradigm in education emphasizes collaborative learning.
• Scientists are shifting their paradigm to better understand climate change.
• This book challenges the traditional paradigm of economic theory.
• Her innovative approach created a paradigm shift in the industry.
• The paradigm of customer service has evolved with the rise of technology.

samplers

• archetypes
• cases
• classics
• cross sections
• examples
• exemplars
• exemplifications
• illustrations
• instances
• loci classici
• microcosms
• paradigms
• prototypes
• representatives
• samples
• samplings
• selections
• slices
• specimens

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quintessential

eidola

quintessences

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