: a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others
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Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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His role models aren’t Bill Gates or Konrad Adenauer.—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 Now with this book, our aim is to give young people role models who show them what's possible.—Gabriela Saldivia, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025 Martinez was also a role model figure for some of the younger members of the squad — including Pau Cubarsi.—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025 This made Arkapaw, who once struggled to find female role models, the first woman to shoot on both IMAX film and in Ultra Panavision.—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for role model
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