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something or someone serving as a basis for imitation
The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.
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Amid a complex international scenario, White Milano organizers continue to look beyond the realm of the traditional trade show paradigm, strengthening its partnership with Middle East buyers and brands.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Relying on Russia’s economic frailty also leans on a different societal paradigm to where the Kremlin is at now.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Proponents believe that quantum computing could usher in a new computing paradigm.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Kleptocratic governments are not weak or failing, Chayes argues in this paradigm-shifting 2015 book.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Relying on Russia’s economic frailty also leans on a different societal paradigm to where the Kremlin is at now.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Proponents believe that quantum computing could usher in a new computing paradigm.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Kleptocratic governments are not weak or failing, Chayes argues in this paradigm-shifting 2015 book.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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Sea star wasting disease is a rare example of a fast and coordinated response to a marine epidemic.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is also a great time to marvel at other examples of the city’s architecture, like the Catedral de Mallorca, a cathedral towering over the city skyline and the Llotja de Palma, a 15th-century Gothic guildhall that frequently hosts art exhibitions.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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