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also mannikins
1
as in figures
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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2
as in models
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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Noun
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In the skills lab, students can be found in their signature purple scrubs, introducing themselves to the mannequins and asking them about their pain, said Brenda Solari, the Meridian site director, on a tour of the campus.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025 -
On one of McGovern’s trips through the loop of rooms, mannequins of the Mehndez family sit around a TV that shows stock footage of unsettling threshers on farmland.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Here's what to know as Fat Tuesday approaches When will the Music Career dolls be released?—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Barbie has made dolls inspired by both Keys and Mincieli.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Manikins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikins. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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