diff --git a/exercises/concept/key-comparison/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/key-comparison/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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rename from exercises/concept/key-comparison/.meta/example.lisp
rename to exercises/concept/key-comparison/.meta/exemplar.lisp
diff --git a/exercises/concept/leslies-lists/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/leslies-lists/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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diff --git a/exercises/concept/lillys-lasagna-leftovers/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/lillys-lasagna-leftovers/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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diff --git a/exercises/concept/pal-picker/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/pal-picker/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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rename from exercises/concept/pal-picker/.meta/example.lisp
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diff --git a/exercises/concept/pizza-pi/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/pizza-pi/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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rename from exercises/concept/pizza-pi/.meta/example.lisp
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diff --git a/exercises/concept/socks-and-sexprs/.meta/example.lisp b/exercises/concept/socks-and-sexprs/.meta/exemplar.lisp
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rename from exercises/concept/socks-and-sexprs/.meta/example.lisp
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diff --git a/reference/implementing-a-concept-exercise.md b/reference/implementing-a-concept-exercise.md
index 8bf6ef46..b6d7561d 100644
--- a/reference/implementing-a-concept-exercise.md
+++ b/reference/implementing-a-concept-exercise.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ languages
                 ├── .meta
                 |   |── config.json
                 |   |── design.md
-                |   └── example.lisp
+                |   └── exemplar.lisp
                 ├── <SLUG>.lisp
                 └── <SLUG>-test.lisp
 </pre>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The code files are track-specific and should be designed to help the student lea
   point for students to work on the exercise.
 - `<SLUG>-test.lisp`: the test suite which loads the implementation file and
   FiveAM via quicklisp. Loading this file should _not_ auto-run the tests.
-- `.meta/example.lisp`: an example implementation that passes all the
+- `.meta/exemplar.lisp`: an exemplar implementation that passes all the
   tests.
 
 ## Step 2: Add documentation files