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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
Most of this sprawling show hinges on nearly 100 outfits showcased on mannequins arranged on a mock runway, the looks assembled by theme, from bondage to Baroque.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.
—Yerin Kim, InStyle, 3 June 2026
What are the many festival costumiers and their more-and-less-famous mannequins to do?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
There were two mannequins, one of the Duchess and one of the Duke.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Soon, the sounds of boards being kicked and mannequins being punched will echo from a former Pilates studio on Palisades Drive.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Faded and delicate, the mannequins were holding them up as much as wearing them.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
These include pregnant bodies, aging bodies and more — and will be displayed in a variety of mannequins that are new for this year.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual spring exhibition staged by the Costume Institute, the mannequins ceased being simple mannequins some time ago.
—Vogue, 4 May 2026
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.
—Yerin Kim, InStyle, 3 June 2026
What are the many festival costumiers and their more-and-less-famous mannequins to do?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
There were two mannequins, one of the Duchess and one of the Duke.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Soon, the sounds of boards being kicked and mannequins being punched will echo from a former Pilates studio on Palisades Drive.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Faded and delicate, the mannequins were holding them up as much as wearing them.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
These include pregnant bodies, aging bodies and more — and will be displayed in a variety of mannequins that are new for this year.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual spring exhibition staged by the Costume Institute, the mannequins ceased being simple mannequins some time ago.
—Vogue, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
Noun
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Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Felicity, Addy, Kirsten and Samantha — across Hill House Home’s signature silhouettes for adults, children and dolls.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The models have shown themselves adept at finding security flaws in software, creating concerns that adversaries could use them to launch cyberattacks on government agencies, banks and critical infrastructure.—
Cat Zakrzewski The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Inspired by figures like Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Dan chose public service, centering his path on helping the underserved while challenging entrenched systems of inequality.—
Joel Rubin,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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An alliance of prominent French business, publishing and film figures has joined forces to revive one of the most storied venues in Paris cinephilia, with luxury house Chanel serving as lead partner behind the reopening of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Mannequins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequins. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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