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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
There was already a mannequin sprawled on the floor in each room, resembling victims of crime, as well as some of the first few pieces of furniture.
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
One room at the Museum features a family of all-American mannequins dressed in J.C. Penney outfits.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means big logos and in-your-face branding could be getting more space on runways and store mannequins.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Training mannequins are tucked into a few beds to help students learn how to treat patients.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
One room at the Museum features a family of all-American mannequins dressed in J.C. Penney outfits.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
That means big logos and in-your-face branding could be getting more space on runways and store mannequins.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Training mannequins are tucked into a few beds to help students learn how to treat patients.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
Noun
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The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Dreamliner is 25% more fuel-efficient than older models due to lighter construction and advanced engines.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hence, clubs are turning to the player-trading model long pioneered, and more recently supercharged, by Chelsea.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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