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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
This gives the false impression that scientific progress comes only in paradigm-shifting insights that overturn previous thinking, and that all new hypotheses are equally probable until falsified.
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The advent of low-dose hemp beverages that emphasize wellness quickly shifted the paradigm.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
LinkCraft changes this paradigm.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Two impressive wins in October don’t suddenly change that paradigm.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
The advent of low-dose hemp beverages that emphasize wellness quickly shifted the paradigm.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
LinkCraft changes this paradigm.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Two impressive wins in October don’t suddenly change that paradigm.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paradigm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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For example, a government notice earlier this year referenced a construction project in Shaanxi province belonging to the CASC 4th Academy, which is widely known as the main contractor for solid-fuel rockets.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Franklin, for example, worked tirelessly over the eight years between 1775 and 1783 to kindle the civil war within the British Empire into a worldwide blaze.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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