· 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"
Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event
· an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
Synonym(s): example, illustration, representative
Hypernym(s): information
· clarify by giving an example of
Synonym(s): exemplify, illustrate
Hypernym(s): elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh_out, expand, expound, dilate