Synonyms for object lesson
ob·ject les·son

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1. example, deterrent example, lesson, object lessonnoun

   punishment intended as a warning to others

   "they decided to make an example of him"

   Synonyms:
   good example, deterrent example, lesson, case, illustration, exemplar, representative, model, example, exercise, instance, moral

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1. • Warning

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1. Simon Chadwick:

   The divisive way in which boxing has developed is an object lesson in how not to effectively address the importance of organization, governance and commercial change, football faces intense competition from many other sports around the world and the last thing the sport needs is for a fragmentation of power, agreements and markets.

2. Sir Walter Besant:

   If you must hold yourself up to your children, hold yourself up as an object lesson and not as an example.