exempla

noun

plural of exemplum
as in parables

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  1. parables
  2. fables
  3. anecdotes
  4. narratives
Noun
  • Apparently all mothers, even surrogate mothers, were alike, but at least Adele no longer had to fear monitory parables from her real mother.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • On Sundays, O’Neal’s father preached hope from the pulpit, stories of his family intertwined with morals and truths and parables.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of parables
Noun
  • Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
    — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of fables
Noun
  • Be ready to build off every answer and boldly prompt for personal anecdotes that bring stories to life.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Peppered throughout the book are anecdotes from founding and existing farms and vendors, market shoppers, local politicians and other Yolo County luminaries.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of anecdotes
Noun
  • Those films have frequently been described by reviewers and political commentators as advancing narratives aligned with Hindu nationalist politics, although their makers have defended them as fact-based or historically grounded.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Uranus in Gemini is transforming the structure of our conversations, narratives and mindsets, making previous methods of communication feel increasingly inadequate.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of narratives
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