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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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Earlier in April, Lenovo changed the prices of its lower-tier Legion Go 2 models.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Unlike larger, clunkier models, this cordless car vacuum weighs less than a pound.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Additional marketing themes for the 2026 models emphasize staying connected through every stage of your journey, and highlight the Lincoln Nautilus as a premium 2 row midsize luxury SUV as a quiet driving sanctuary on 4 wheels.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Cropped jeans have also been a fixture on recent runways–Celine’s spring/summer 2026 show saw models sent down the catwalk in cropped jeans that showed off ankle socks and jazz derbies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Over the past few years, Chinese automakers were already expanding EV development and production while growing exports faster than American or European rivals, offering cheaper models and gaining ground in regions like Southeast Asia.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Until recently, California wouldn’t even let insurers use catastrophe models to help determine rates.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Customers who spoke to CNN said plus sizes were already often in the back of the store or were on straight-size models.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
Earlier in April, Lenovo changed the prices of its lower-tier Legion Go 2 models.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Unlike larger, clunkier models, this cordless car vacuum weighs less than a pound.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Additional marketing themes for the 2026 models emphasize staying connected through every stage of your journey, and highlight the Lincoln Nautilus as a premium 2 row midsize luxury SUV as a quiet driving sanctuary on 4 wheels.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Cropped jeans have also been a fixture on recent runways–Celine’s spring/summer 2026 show saw models sent down the catwalk in cropped jeans that showed off ankle socks and jazz derbies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Over the past few years, Chinese automakers were already expanding EV development and production while growing exports faster than American or European rivals, offering cheaper models and gaining ground in regions like Southeast Asia.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Until recently, California wouldn’t even let insurers use catastrophe models to help determine rates.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Customers who spoke to CNN said plus sizes were already often in the back of the store or were on straight-size models.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for models
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Visitors can purchase both originals and reproductions.—
Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Banksy created his own merchandising business named Off the Wall so the public could buy reproductions of his work.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 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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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The script throws a lot of ideas out there and, refreshingly, none of them is to be taken as dogma, especially not Julian’s comment about who has the right to judge art.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even less familiar than Giacometti’s plaster heads or mounted miniatures are his designs for the Swiss National Exhibition of 1939, which forms the subject of the book’s third chapter.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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There are quite a few places for role-playing games across the five boroughs, but only at Twenty Sided in Williamsburg can D&D and Pathfinder enthusiasts learn to paint bespoke miniatures.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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There are more examples of such calculations.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Bengals have a long history of finding productive defensive linemen in the middle rounds of the draft, with the 2010 draft adding Carlos Dunlap (Round 2) and Geno Atkins (Round 4) as the most notable examples.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Around the moon’s south pole, where Artemis astronauts will be headed, conditions the new suit must withstand could be even more extreme.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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The powder’s satin finish and weightless texture are thanks to jojoba oil, which also conditions brow hairs.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2026
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And as far as attention to detail, each follow in the footsteps of Amalgam’s miniature Formula 1 replicas and its previous partnerships with Maranello, which include a diminutive 12Cilindri.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday in a Castle Rock barn, history buffs are building replicas of old buildings, by hand.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Models.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/models. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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