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Idioms  

1. Also, for instance. As an illustration of something, as in Dress casually, in blue jeans, for example, or This program has problems—for instance, it's hard to retrieve lost data. The first expression, which dates from the late 1500s, is used throughout this book to illustrate how an idiom is used. The variant dates from the mid-1600s.

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With an ageing population, for example, bringing NHS health centres into the heart of a town could be a big opportunity.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Long before Oz entered politics, for example, he’d been discredited for dispensing a vast array of scientifically unsound medical advice on “The Dr. Oz Show,” which Winfrey’s Harpo Productions co-produced.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pain and depression, for example, can reduce physical activity, contribute to weight gain, and worsen both sleep and mood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Instead of confronting the grief head-on, Mr. Wladyka takes a more oblique approach, delving into Ha-Chan’s rich imagination to show her, for example, picturing herself floating weightless during a dance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tom Paine, for example, claimed that it was simply a matter of common sense that an island could not rule a continent.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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• as
• e.g.
• for instance
• such as
• thus