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something or someone serving as a basis for imitation
The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.
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Adding in this new bottom-up search for the unexpected marks a new paradigm.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Though a single golfer might not seem like a paradigm-shifting force, commissioners of every league should be watching DeChambeau’s decision closely.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But those songs increasingly feel at odds with the music more responsible for the cultural penetration of the term, and that music's efforts to become completely absorbed into the English-speaking pop paradigm.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
But while that paradigm may fit easily into the extreme partisan politics of today, the real question may center on the role of wealth in the admissions process.
—Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Though a single golfer might not seem like a paradigm-shifting force, commissioners of every league should be watching DeChambeau’s decision closely.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
But those songs increasingly feel at odds with the music more responsible for the cultural penetration of the term, and that music's efforts to become completely absorbed into the English-speaking pop paradigm.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
But while that paradigm may fit easily into the extreme partisan politics of today, the real question may center on the role of wealth in the admissions process.
—Raj Chetty, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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For example, Mermentau Cove previously used Mardi Gras funds to construct a pavilion for their graveyard and add flags to veterans' graves.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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For example, media scrutiny and social media attention around an executive’s relationship with Epstein could cost a Wall Street bank a lucrative role advising on an IPO or a mega merger.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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