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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
Rua enters the topic of humanness by depicting a pack of mannequins.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Mudryk thanks the goalkeepers and coaches and helps to carry the mannequins back to storage before walking off.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Behind every fourth chair, mannequins—with animal heads sprouting out of their necks—stood watch as the first course, sole, was served to guests inside high-heeled shoes.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Most hospital training labs use basic dummies or simple mannequins to teach medical skills.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Models strutting in retro pouffy wigs (the models literally look like ’60s mannequins), shirts with giant buttons, leather pants that look four sizes too huge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The designers are creating installations with fresh flowers and mannequins to bring a burst of spring color to the mall’s corridors.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
With their gaping open mouths, the Free Eden mannequins have scary-clown energy.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Stella crossed the street and loitered outside the store window displaying haughty mannequins flaunting swagger coats.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Mudryk thanks the goalkeepers and coaches and helps to carry the mannequins back to storage before walking off.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Behind every fourth chair, mannequins—with animal heads sprouting out of their necks—stood watch as the first course, sole, was served to guests inside high-heeled shoes.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Most hospital training labs use basic dummies or simple mannequins to teach medical skills.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Models strutting in retro pouffy wigs (the models literally look like ’60s mannequins), shirts with giant buttons, leather pants that look four sizes too huge.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
The designers are creating installations with fresh flowers and mannequins to bring a burst of spring color to the mall’s corridors.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
With their gaping open mouths, the Free Eden mannequins have scary-clown energy.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Stella crossed the street and loitered outside the store window displaying haughty mannequins flaunting swagger coats.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
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Horner, authorities said, was delivering a package of Barbie dolls intended to be Athena's Christmas present.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The case brought a flood of visitors to the Louvre to see the space where the Mona Lisa had hung; postcards of her were printed, and Mona Lisa dolls were made and marketed.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Earlier in April, Lenovo changed the prices of its lower-tier Legion Go 2 models.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Philippe Pegoraro, chief economist at FH — the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry — said official exports figures for March won’t be finalized until later this month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 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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Most hospital training labs use basic dummies or simple mannequins to teach medical skills.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Over the next two years, Chris filmed the mosquitoes circling the Styrofoam dummies mercilessly.—
David Hu,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mannequins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequins. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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