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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
Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.
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Yerin Kim,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Other items include a live fish, a cape with the Statue of Liberty on it, a mannequin, handcuffs, and a dishwasher.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
In the original Spaceballs, Pullman pere was meant to be a one-dimensional mannequin, and Pullman fils has exactly the same quality.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Mark Kostabi, the American artist whose stylised, mannequin-like figures explore themes of isolation and alienation in the age of technology, is another recurring presence.
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Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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Yerin Kim,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Other items include a live fish, a cape with the Statue of Liberty on it, a mannequin, handcuffs, and a dishwasher.
—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
In the original Spaceballs, Pullman pere was meant to be a one-dimensional mannequin, and Pullman fils has exactly the same quality.
—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Mark Kostabi, the American artist whose stylised, mannequin-like figures explore themes of isolation and alienation in the age of technology, is another recurring presence.
—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mannequin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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As for beauty, Madonna wore her golden doll-like curls down with a middle part and hair clips.
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Mattel Creations On Wednesday, eight months after the licensing agreement with Netflix was struck, Mattel announced the pending releases of the first dolls in the toymaker’s KPop Demon Hunters line.
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Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
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Meta announced its new set of smart glasses priced at $299, undercutting some of its earlier models as the company pushes to bring wearables to a broader audience.
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The dummy isn’t for your benefit, either now or later on.
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The current dummy, dating back in part to 2001, is constructed from 116 rubber discs connected by steel parts all held together by a frame of wires and supported overhead by a separate metal structure.
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In another test, a human operator guided the robot through movements similar to a massage or medical procedure performed on a manikin.
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On Thursday, paramedics practiced responding to a patient who had drowned in a water park using a pediatric manikin.
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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