mannequins

plural of mannequin
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as in dolls
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the mannequin over there looks so real

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as in models
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 mannequins Vaughan captured Hannah standing beside mannequins in a striking image. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Inside, mannequins dressed in different looks from the collection were interspersed around the bookstore’s 7,000-square-foot space. — Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026 Milena Canonero’s Oscar-winning costumes dress mannequins modeled on Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, positioned beneath historical portraits and busts in the very rooms where the real figures once danced and broke bread. — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 And then, on the other end of the catwalk and all the mannequins there’s a remake of this picture. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Many of the mannequins loom high above us, an army of chic automatons. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 That’s nothing new, but the way in which the new installation will do so is rather unconventional—through mannequins dressed in flowers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026 The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
Noun
  • For more than 30 years, Diana Almendariz has worked with tule to keep her cultural traditions alive, creating baskets, dolls, ducks and other traditional items.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Robots, Barbie dolls, Supermans, T-rexes and princesses began to form in a circular line around the perimeter of the gym.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Anthropic said conversations within the Personal Finance hub will not be used to train its models.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Climate models suggest that the Barnes Ice Cap will likely be gone entirely in the future.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, only 33 colleges and universities in the country admit 10% or fewer of their undergraduate applicants, NACAC figures show.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Woolmark’s research summary describes tests using sweating manikins and human participants to compare wool, cotton, viscose and polyester garments of similar weight and thickness.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The facility was designed to look like a hospital, with an emergency room, intensive care unit, operating rooms, a delivery room complete with mother and child manikins, an intensive care unit and a hospital room.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Probably a line of garden implements for gardening for dummies like me.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • All activities at this phase remain non-contact, meaning no contact with other players or objects, such as tackling dummies or sleds.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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“Mannequins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequins. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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