variants also mannikin
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as in form
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion

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as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk

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    Dell Cameron, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
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    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • One of those promotions – bobbleheads of the stars – has become so popular that prices rise and fans line up for hours hoping to get inside before the supply of dolls disappears.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.
    Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
  • Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.
    Diana Kruzman, USA TODAY, 6 July 2017
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  • There are a lot of reasons why historic clothes sometimes cannot be worn, not even by a mannequin.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Her French jersey hung off a mannequin in the center of the room, and the warm winter light peeked through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Manikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikin. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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