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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
These include pregnant bodies, aging bodies and more — and will be displayed in a variety of mannequins that are new for this year.
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
For this year’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Philip modeled for the Met as one of the mannequins in the exhibition.
—Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Perhaps its most prominent feature is a group of new mannequins, based on real people with a wide variety of body types.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mannequins will be displayed permanently after gala And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In the skills lab, students can be found in their signature purple scrubs, introducing themselves to the mannequins and asking them about their pain, said Brenda Solari, the Meridian site director, on a tour of the campus.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
On one of McGovern’s trips through the loop of rooms, mannequins of the Mehndez family sit around a TV that shows stock footage of unsettling threshers on farmland.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Pedestrians walk past a Nike store featuring a modern design and mannequins displaying winter apparel on December 5, 2024, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
For this year’s exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Philip modeled for the Met as one of the mannequins in the exhibition.
—Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Perhaps its most prominent feature is a group of new mannequins, based on real people with a wide variety of body types.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mannequins will be displayed permanently after gala And these 25 new mannequins will not be consigned — as some are — to retirement after the show, which opens to the public May 10.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In the skills lab, students can be found in their signature purple scrubs, introducing themselves to the mannequins and asking them about their pain, said Brenda Solari, the Meridian site director, on a tour of the campus.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
On one of McGovern’s trips through the loop of rooms, mannequins of the Mehndez family sit around a TV that shows stock footage of unsettling threshers on farmland.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Pedestrians walk past a Nike store featuring a modern design and mannequins displaying winter apparel on December 5, 2024, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
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Classic dolls are a natural next step, and stars like Rodrigo and Zardoya have already made the jump.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The best trivia questions are like Russian nesting dolls.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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However, the models rely heavily on assumptions about Ganymede’s internal chemistry, and scientists still cannot directly observe the moon’s deep interior.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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If properly cared for, newer models last around 20 years.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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On-pitch leadership from figures like James, Colwill and Fernandez will also help.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Task force member and history professor Bob Weinberg pushed back, saying reassessing historical figures is part of the academic process.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 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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Remember when dummies like me were saying he was overpaid because of the Columbus Tax or whatever?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.
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