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as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection
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Recent Examples of mannequin
Each artifact seems to come with a tale , even the fence posts, benches, and mannequins put out for parties.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
For Artemis 1, NASA flew two female-anatomy mannequins, Helga and Zohar, to test the effects of space radiation on women.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Percy's sister gave him the mannequins as a housewarming gift.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The quarterback can’t just be a mannequin.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
For Artemis 1, NASA flew two female-anatomy mannequins, Helga and Zohar, to test the effects of space radiation on women.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Percy's sister gave him the mannequins as a housewarming gift.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The quarterback can’t just be a mannequin.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
Noun
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There are a lot of options when looking for gifts for 7-year-olds, but some of my favorites include the viral Wall Crawler Gecko, the Bop It, and a scary-cool blind box doll set.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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That includes seasonal drinks such as Peppermint Mocha and Caramel Brulée Latte – and new this year, special Hello Kitty merchandise including hot and cold cups and a special-edition Hello Kitty plush doll.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Many existing models still rely on empirical methods developed several decades ago.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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