variants
also mannikin
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as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manikin
Noun
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The fossil chemicals in question are a special types of steranes, which are the geologically stable form of sterols, like cholesterol, that are found in the cell membranes of complex organisms.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And what better way to do that than to get dolled up and be surrounded by models?—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Intel is behind in both cutting-edge AI chips and more prosaic models used in mobile phones, which cost it Apple’s Mac business back in 2020.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The optimism Hammack outlined has pushed the S&P 500 to a record high of above 6,600—with analysts expecting that figure to push higher later in the year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many surrealist artists cast women as muses or dream figures conjured for the male gaze.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The doll and three-story playset — both of which Gaines helped to design — will both be available to purchase at Target, in stores and online.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bruce taught him Jeet Kune Do footwork, the mook jong dummy, and punches and kicks on the bag.—
Jeff Chang
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The designers threw a party themselves, filling the ballroom at Palazzo Visconti di Modrone with a spiffy crowd of mannequins swilling Champagne, chatting at the dinner table and generally whooping it up.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to the program, Naso had 10 mannequins hanging in his garage.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Manikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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