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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
Irish disability activist Sinéad Burke, who was born with dwarfism, also posed for two mannequins.
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Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Post-credits scene: Digby rolling the mannequin through the park, speaking wisdom to the dark, talking about color and light.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The crisp storefront had all the trappings of a familiar activewear giant: minimalist decor, cross-legged mannequins, coordinating tank-and-legging sets, even a yoga class.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Post-credits scene: Digby rolling the mannequin through the park, speaking wisdom to the dark, talking about color and light.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The crisp storefront had all the trappings of a familiar activewear giant: minimalist decor, cross-legged mannequins, coordinating tank-and-legging sets, even a yoga class.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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Additional offerings include a T-shirt and tote bag by Michael Kors, wooden nesting dolls by Thom Browne, a silk scarf by Tory Burch, Charlotte Chesnais jewelry and Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The main space is filled with musical instruments, a Buddha statue, a Yoda doll, a skull, and glam platform boots perched atop a piano.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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That realization would lead to the launch of Authentic Studios in 2023 — and with it, a new model for how fashion and lifestyle brands can operate as content creators.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Aside from the fans, real-life OnlyFans models have taken issue with Cassie’s portrayal and content on the show.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
12 May 2026
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Remember when dummies like me were saying he was overpaid because of the Columbus Tax or whatever?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, paramedics practiced responding to a patient who had drowned in a water park using a pediatric manikin.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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