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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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as in original
something from which copies are made
the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototype
Bloomberg News reported in May that work on the new AirPods had accelerated, with prototypes now featuring near-final hardware and software.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Put your name on a group idea and offer a simple prototype, because your generous style rallies allies without heavy talk.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
While companies, including Tesla, have showcased early prototypes, scaling them into something widely commercially viable is still anyone’s race to win.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Though two years in the making, the Sixteen is still in the prototype stage, with pre-orders available.
—Shirl Leigh
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Put your name on a group idea and offer a simple prototype, because your generous style rallies allies without heavy talk.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
While companies, including Tesla, have showcased early prototypes, scaling them into something widely commercially viable is still anyone’s race to win.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Though two years in the making, the Sixteen is still in the prototype stage, with pre-orders available.
—Shirl Leigh
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
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The consumer backlash, which prompted Lululemon to issue an apology and scrub its campaign, is the latest example of how quickly Western brands can come unstuck in a country where nationalism has surged under strongman leader Xi Jinping.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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For example, when Curacao played Germany, the World Cup newcomers equalised just before the first hydration break.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In 2007, the Oatley family opened Qualia, their 30-acre flagship property and the forerunner of Australia’s luxury lodges.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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While Bass remains widely viewed as the forerunner, recent polling suggests the race might be tightening heading into the final days before the June 2 primary.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The French original has found success on Canal+ in France and ARD in Germany.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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The menu offers many of the original’s most famous dishes, like the beloved lobster pancakes and lamb spare ribs.—
Connie Ogle
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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In tests, cement paste containing carbon dioxide equal to 1 percent of cement weight achieved an average of 13 percent higher compressive strength after 24 hours than reference samples.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Saturday marks one year since a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel began — a precursor to the longer ongoing war that would kick off eight months later.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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With support from the organization that was the precursor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, my father and grandmother immigrated to the United States aboard the General Henry Taylor.—
Alex Poppe,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Since outrage bubbled up in Kenya, some other countries have negotiated shorter terms for sharing data and pandemic specimens, and have inserted additional protections, according to the Public Citizen analysis.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
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Branstrator said the team is now collecting specimens biweekly at Montreal Pier and monitoring several other locations in the harbor.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, getting enough of these critical nutrients was a daily life-and-death struggle.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The acreage had been owned by Ruth Moore’s ancestors, the Toof family, who named it Graceland.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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In this instance, one month after filming wrapped, Rulla’s husband Brian was arrested for putting a tracking device on her car.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The orbs disappeared quickly most of the time, but in one instance, the agents said an orb hovered motionless in the sky for several hours.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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