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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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It’s poised to solve a few pain points, some literal, with the current testing paradigm that have led nearly 30% of folks to fall behind on regular screenings.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025
There have also been several studies examining the effects of social interdependence and similar social contexts on children's ability to delay gratification, using variations of the marshmallow test paradigm.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
The move signaled Washington’s retreat from globalization and dealt a blow to the globalist paradigm.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Found also faced a new story paradigm in Season 2 as one of the key elements of its premise changed with Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) escaping from Gabi’s (Hampton) basement in the Season 1 finale.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025
There have also been several studies examining the effects of social interdependence and similar social contexts on children's ability to delay gratification, using variations of the marshmallow test paradigm.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
The move signaled Washington’s retreat from globalization and dealt a blow to the globalist paradigm.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Found also faced a new story paradigm in Season 2 as one of the key elements of its premise changed with Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) escaping from Gabi’s (Hampton) basement in the Season 1 finale.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Mubi is, for example, a co-producer on the new Jim Jarmusch movie, Father Mother Sister Brother, which stars Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore, and Luka Sabbat.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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