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they are the safest near-synonyms in most writing. Reserve exemplar, paragon, and quintessential for more formal or evaluative contexts, and use for instance or such as when introducing examples in a sentence.",[145,148,151],{"q":146,"a":147},"What is the most formal synonym for example?","Exemplar is one of the most formal choices when you mean a model instance or a worthy example. In literary or moral contexts, paragon can sound even loftier, but it carries a stronger sense of perfection.",{"q":149,"a":150},"What is a stronger or milder alternative to example?","Paragon, exemplar, and gold standard are stronger than example because they praise something as especially outstanding. Sample, case, and instance are milder or more neutral when you just mean one representative item.",{"q":152,"a":153},"When should I use for instance instead of example?","Use for instance when you are introducing a specific example in running text. It is often smoother than example in prose and sounds natural in both formal and informal writing.",1790472037555]