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type

[tahyp] / taɪp /
NOUN
class, kind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand breed category character description form group lot nature number sample sort standard strain variety
STRONG
blazon cast classification cut feather genre ilk likes mold order persuasion rubric species specimen stamp subdivision way
NOUN
example, model
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pattern sample standard
STRONG
archetype epitome essence exemplar original paradigm personification prototype quintessence representative specimen
Antonyms
STRONG
atypical
NOUN
printed characters
Synonyms
STRONGEST
case
STRONG
emblem face figure font print printing sign symbol
WEAK
point size
VERB
classify
Synonyms
STRONG
arrange categorize class peg pigeonhole sort standardize stereotype tab typecast
WEAK
button down put away put down as
Antonyms
STRONG
differentiate disorder disorganize
VERB
hit keys on machine to print document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copy transcribe write
STRONG
touch touch-type typewrite
WEAK
dash off enter data hunt-and-peck teletype

Example Sentences

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Neutrophils, a type of white blood cell circulating in the bloodstream, act as some of the body's first responders to infection and inflammation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“For him, counterterrorism is kinetic and it’s against one type of enemy: the jihadist enemy,” said an associate who has known Gorka for two decades.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The letter also suggests that ministers should temporarily allow the import and use of Jet A, a type of aviation fuel widely produced in the US.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Eli Lilly’s late-stage study of the efficacy and safety of a treatment for type 2 diabetes has produced positive results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

According to Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus placed the very same type of brushwood layer in a ship that he had built.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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