1
as in reproductions
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size
the dollhouse was a tiny, perfect model of the family's actual house
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as in figures
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
the most famous models can earn thousands of dollars an hour
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as in ideas
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
she's the very model of the dedicated teacher
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Recent Examples of models
Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The credits do not apply to every package offered on some electric car or truck or plug-in hybrid models.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These advances will improve predictive models that guide response efforts during fires.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Google has pinned its hopes of becoming a major artificial intelligence player on Gemini, its suite of AI models and the chatbot that goes by the same name.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
With digital transformation, customer convenience and service-centric models reshaping multiple industries, companies should hone their ability to connect pricing, data and customer value.
—Ashish Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Still, the American Medical Association does not endorse or oppose specific healthcare models, including concierge medicine, the AMA told The Charlotte Observer in an email.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The credits do not apply to every package offered on some electric car or truck or plug-in hybrid models.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These advances will improve predictive models that guide response efforts during fires.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Google has pinned its hopes of becoming a major artificial intelligence player on Gemini, its suite of AI models and the chatbot that goes by the same name.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
With digital transformation, customer convenience and service-centric models reshaping multiple industries, companies should hone their ability to connect pricing, data and customer value.
—Ashish Verma, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for models
Noun
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Seating capacity figures are from team and stadium websites, as well as media reports.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The reason the figures are so low for 1992-93 and 1993-94 is that, as mentioned, the first two rounds in those seasons count as qualifying.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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But Enyedi is a master stylist who knows how to create a certain mood, mixing visual poetry with deadpan humor, and big ideas with quotidian foibles, in a film that explores our mysterious relationship with both the green world and one another.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, Swift and Kelce seem to share similar values and are publicly supportive of each other’s careers, but for many people, ideas about what a man or woman is supposed to do can be an obstacle, Lutter said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many varieties come in the 18-24 inch range, while miniatures with 'Mouse' in the name are absolutely charming in the front of the border.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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Swimming pool events have the competitors rescuing mannequins and towing each other.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The tourism hub is lined with hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment spots, but the council says lewd messages sprawled across the backsides of storefront mannequins and tongue-in-cheek T-shirts are tarnishing the area’s wholesome image.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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There are further examples within Paqueta’s case, but the principle relates to a wider point on the use of data in football.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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About 115,000 examples of the TR7 were built worldwide over the model’s lifespan, of which nearly 29,000 were convertibles.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 2004, two 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers — a gift from sister city Xi’an, and replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang — were installed at the north end of the bridge.—
Eric Adler
August 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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There’s something uncanny about cruising past replicas of the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s belltower inside an authentic Venetian gondola as the Nevada sun beats down.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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Labubu dolls are made by Chinese toymaker Pop Mart.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Labubu craze has made the founder of the company behind the viral dolls richer than ever.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But the rest of Rudy, the elements that really define him across his two original incarnations, are largely stripped away in the latest version, which prefers to swim in broad strokes.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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While Clueless is a Paramount movie title, CBS Studios had been working on cracking the IP for TV over the past seven years or so, going through multiple incarnations.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Models.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/models. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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