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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
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).
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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
Entering the Flatiron store, up front is a phalanx of outfitted mannequins suspended from the ceiling.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 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
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
Entering the Flatiron store, up front is a phalanx of outfitted mannequins suspended from the ceiling.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 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
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The toy maker said worldwide gross billings for dolls, infant, toddler and preschool products were down.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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For much of the nineteenth century, dolls were made at home from corn husks, clothing scraps, and the like, or produced from expensive, fragile bisque porcelain and kept high up on shelves to be admired by grownup collectors, not pawed by clumsy kids.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The vehicles, Bronco Badlands models with the Sasquatch Package, are purpose-built to navigate unforgiving terrain.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every major Lincoln sculptor since has consulted them as models.—
Harold Holzer,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Since the retail figures aren’t adjusted for inflation, weaker figures could be impacted by steep holiday discounts.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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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 15 Feb. 2026.
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