eidolons

noun

variants or eidola
plural of eidolon
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man

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  1. models
  2. ideas
  3. incarnations
  4. examples
  5. paragons
Noun
  • His stylish and souvenir models run up to 20 euros ($24) while the cheapest costs 6 euros.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Five days later, OpenAI announced that its own AI models were responsible for the incident during an internal cybersecurity test.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • One way to think about this was to look at the long history of these ideas, and not just at a moment like the 2016 election, or of Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and 80s.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Your ideas travel farther when people know what to do with them.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • More importantly, the franchise has jumped around in time — not just with the occasional time-travel subplot, but with different incarnations of the characters across the timeline.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • Jennifer Lodi-Smith, a psychologist at Canisius University who has spent four years collecting birders’ origin stories, encountered similar examples again and again.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Spurs’ defeat was emphatic but the core idea will take time to build for De Zerbi and there were several examples of his quick third-man passing working well.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • Grossman’s soldiers might not be tidy paragons of bravery, but they’re portrayed with an unwavering, compassionate regard.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Packed with clashing Nazi goons and ice-cold blaxploitation paragons of extralegal justice, this season went inexplicably Tarantino, opening up arteries but also opportunities for a great actor to shine.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Definition of paragons
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“Eidolons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eidolons. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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