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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 mannequins
An entrance corridor is lined with mannequins dressed in museum-grade designs by Martin Margiela, Comme des Garçons and Noir Kei Ninomiya.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The exhibition is punctuated by large-scale installations including male mannequins performing spectacular stunts atop moving boxes (58% Poliéster, 2025) and schoolbags dropped on the floor as if teenagers had just left the room (Para baixo MUITO, or Down VERY MUCH, 2025).
—K. Desbouis, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2026
Two of the mannequins will be replicas of local dogs, a black poodle and golden retriever.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The singers play mannequins stationed in neighboring storefront windows.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 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 trio is on mannequins behind glass in a single showcase, and Disney says they were each worn by Swift during her famed Eras Tour.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
The reel revealed the couple also had their very own winter village set up, complete with a skating rink that has moving figurines, a tavern, a Dairy Queen and a dress shop with mannequins in the window.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Zara doesn’t use mannequins to display the clothing, but rather hangers in wardrobe style with full outfits on display.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
The exhibition is punctuated by large-scale installations including male mannequins performing spectacular stunts atop moving boxes (58% Poliéster, 2025) and schoolbags dropped on the floor as if teenagers had just left the room (Para baixo MUITO, or Down VERY MUCH, 2025).
—K. Desbouis, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2026
Two of the mannequins will be replicas of local dogs, a black poodle and golden retriever.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The singers play mannequins stationed in neighboring storefront windows.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 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 trio is on mannequins behind glass in a single showcase, and Disney says they were each worn by Swift during her famed Eras Tour.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
The reel revealed the couple also had their very own winter village set up, complete with a skating rink that has moving figurines, a tavern, a Dairy Queen and a dress shop with mannequins in the window.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Zara doesn’t use mannequins to display the clothing, but rather hangers in wardrobe style with full outfits on display.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
Noun
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David Allen Funston cruised Sacramento-area streets during a 1995 crime spree, luring children into his car with toys, dolls and sweets.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The kitchen table was stacked with Labubu dolls.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company’s latest lineup of eco-friendly excavators includes the ZX17U-6EB, ZX55U-6EB, and ZX85-6EB models.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Research shows using animals such as frogs as dissection models in classrooms costs taxpayers millions of dollars per year, as opposed to a fraction of this amount for nonlethal anatomical model alternatives that serve exactly the same purpose.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Guard against miscommunications with authority figures.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Government officials say more than 2,000 detainees have been released under precautionary measures and at least 177 prisoners have received full amnesty benefits, according to figures provided by ruling party lawmaker Jorge Arreaza, who heads the parliamentary commission overseeing compliance.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The trophies handed out during the Grammys presentation are dummies that are reused each year.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 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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“Mannequins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequins. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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