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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
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The company said the referenced legacy router models reached End of Service and Life status several years ago.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
And some of the capabilities that these models have to access systems, not only federal government systems, but financial systems, is very concerning to us.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The Nova Pro Omni's controls and connections are similarly untouched compared with other high-end Arctis models.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.
—CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Still, presentation decks and valuation models are broadly accepted as a necessary learning tool.
—Meg Short, Fortune, 7 June 2026
While Beijing has not released official performance data for the HQ-16F, Chinese domestic variants have historically offered greater capabilities than export models.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
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When dozens of banks rely on the same foundation models, trained on the same datasets, optimized with the same techniques, their decisions can become correlated in dangerous ways.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The company said the referenced legacy router models reached End of Service and Life status several years ago.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
And some of the capabilities that these models have to access systems, not only federal government systems, but financial systems, is very concerning to us.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The Nova Pro Omni's controls and connections are similarly untouched compared with other high-end Arctis models.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.
—CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Still, presentation decks and valuation models are broadly accepted as a necessary learning tool.
—Meg Short, Fortune, 7 June 2026
While Beijing has not released official performance data for the HQ-16F, Chinese domestic variants have historically offered greater capabilities than export models.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for models
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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The figures involved in setting up the fight are Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Al-Sheikh, Ring Magazine and Saudi entertainment group Sela as well as broadcaster Netflix.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The project, the National Garden of American Heroes, is slated to feature 250 statues of historical figures from America’s past who have contributed to the nation's cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage, commemorating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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And my ideas don’t fly all the time.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Members can explore new ideas from the neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, artists, philosophers, and other innovators shaping the future.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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In addition to writing the screenplay with Ford, Fish designed the sets, costumes, and miniatures, while also doing the hair and makeup for the all-Drag cast.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Those miniatures eventually grew into larger chamber works and orchestral compositions.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Themed products such as Uno, Monopoly, and dolls tied to the film have been released, with more to come.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Morgan reshared two Stories from midwife Lindsey Meeheis, the first being a sweet photo of Emmy taking her baby dolls for a walk in a stroller.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Prosecutors across the state have cited examples of cases where defendants qualified for diversion but went on to commit serious crimes.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Those are some of the examples on the state side.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Other textures considered, Dulude-De Celles also fashions a film about exile and estrangement and sacrificing one’s identity in pursuit of self-preservation, about what a place can do to people.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The collision of genres fashions a delicate niche, but Planet X’s most striking moments are its most deconstructed.—
Pete Tosiello,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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