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How many syllables in example?

  3 syllables

Divide example into syllables:   ex-am-ple
Stressed syllable in example:   ex-am-ple
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Synonyms for example


1 syllable
  • case
  • piece
2 syllables
  • foretaste
  • lesson
  • pattern
  • instance
  • model
  • sample
3 syllables
  • case in point
  • exponent
  • paradigm
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with example

    2 syllables
    • ample
    • sample
    3 syllables
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