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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
Then there were mysterious clown sightings and the viral mannequin challenge.
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
And Anthony Davis fended off pointed comments about his fit, clad in Packers gear like a Champs mannequin.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The Rusty Bolt masterfully turns scrap metal into folk art, with its mannequins and rusty cars, while Copper Cart offers classic Americana and Southwestern curiosities.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The Soviets famously sent a mannequin, nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, that tested the cosmonaut’s pressure suit.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026
And Anthony Davis fended off pointed comments about his fit, clad in Packers gear like a Champs mannequin.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The Rusty Bolt masterfully turns scrap metal into folk art, with its mannequins and rusty cars, while Copper Cart offers classic Americana and Southwestern curiosities.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The Soviets famously sent a mannequin, nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, that tested the cosmonaut’s pressure suit.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
Noun
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This deluxe doll features Rumi in her all-black tactical gear and her Four Tiger sword.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kenneth Handler told The Times in a 1989 story that there were few similarities between him and the doll named after him.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That insight helps teams validate digital models earlier in development.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other new entries are DSquared2 (which featured a hot celebrity) and Dolce & Gabbana (which generated heated controversy for its model casting).—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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In one drill, several team members stood forty yards upslope, pulling, as others below guided and balanced a silicone dummy in a litter.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Becker, 31, is one of the few young adults pursuing the fading art, which sees her sharing a stage with two dummies named Jerry and Ronnie.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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