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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
Two of the mannequins will be replicas of local dogs, a black poodle and golden retriever.
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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
There were several such facilities at the time that were developing simulation centers with very sophisticated, six-figure robotic mannequins, on which training is done in low-stress environments for nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
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
There were several such facilities at the time that were developing simulation centers with very sophisticated, six-figure robotic mannequins, on which training is done in low-stress environments for nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequins
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The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The reveal by Hot Toys follows the announcements from Mattel and Hasbro on Tuesday about the bevy of dolls, toys, games, role-play items and more on the way from the toy industry giants.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Such models have potential to deepen our understanding of the inner workings of atomic nuclei.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Trump showcased three different arch models of varying sizes at a White House event in October.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Francis is one of a growing number of Africans fighting for Russia in Ukraine, though exact figures are not known.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Front Page Highlights Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with the disgraced financier.—
Nicholas Confessore Devlin Barrett Kurt Streeter Amy Qin,
New York Times,
3 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
Cite this Entry
“Mannequins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequins. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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