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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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The document recognizes her contributions in the social and cultural spheres and describes her as a role model for her efforts and virtues, the Ecuadorian outlet El Universo reported.
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Where are our best role models for good listening and for respectful discourse?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Adams, who grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, has long aspired to be regarded as a role model for working-class kids from the outer boroughs, particularly for Black youth.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Where are our best role models for good listening and for respectful discourse?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Adams, who grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, has long aspired to be regarded as a role model for working-class kids from the outer boroughs, particularly for Black youth.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/role%20model. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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role model
noun
: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
watching our parents and other role models deal with conflict—Melody Beattie
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