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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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Recent Examples of paradigm
The tool has largely been stuck in an older, chatbot-centric paradigm, compared to offerings from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.
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Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
The modern pop paradigm has been greatly influenced by Jack Antonoff, the producer du jour who cut his teeth in such bands as fun.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
When reconstructing the Inquisition trial of a sixteenth-century northern Italian miller, historian Carlo Ginzburg encountered a line that would eventually inspire the title of his paradigm-shifting study The Cheese and the Worms.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Even under the current paradigm, the mayor has struggled to exercise control over the executive appointment process at the CTA.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
The modern pop paradigm has been greatly influenced by Jack Antonoff, the producer du jour who cut his teeth in such bands as fun.
—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
When reconstructing the Inquisition trial of a sixteenth-century northern Italian miller, historian Carlo Ginzburg encountered a line that would eventually inspire the title of his paradigm-shifting study The Cheese and the Worms.
—
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Even under the current paradigm, the mayor has struggled to exercise control over the executive appointment process at the CTA.
—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
example
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The Chicago suburb of Kenilworth and the Washington, DC, suburb of Chevy Chase, for example, have fewer than 5,000 households each.
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This is just one example of the many good Turkish Clinics that offer hair transplants at lower prices than those in some markets.
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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