as in
Exemplifying phrase link
As in introduces an example or clarification of something just mentioned: a raptor, as in a bird of prey.
It can also mean "in the manner of" or "the same way that": Do as in Rome as the Romans do.
In casual speech, as in often expresses disbelief or sarcasm: As in, you actually believe that?
Comparable to, or enjoy
- similar toResembling in nature
- resemblingShowing similarity to
- along the lines ofRoughly resembling in approach
Single occurrence of something
- caseContainer or instance
- specimenIndividual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
- illustrationPicture explaining something
exemplar · model · prototype · demonstration · representation · embodiment · archetype · paradigm
like
Comparable to, or enjoy
- similar toResembling in nature
- resemblingShowing similarity to
- along the lines ofRoughly resembling in approach
instance
Single occurrence of something
illustration · exemplar · model · prototype · demonstration · representation · embodiment · archetype · paradigm · template
capacity
Maximum amount containable
character · persona · playing · performing · embodying · representing · taking on · assuming
- clarifiersi.e., e.g., namely, meaning, specifically
as inas opposed to
Indicating contrast between alternatives
unlike · not like · excluding · except for · in contrast to
as inin general
Considering most cases
broadly speaking · in the abstract · in principle · generally · theoretically