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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
But the emergence of two poles in the City Council, albeit messy ones, has given aldermen footing to have debates outside the old with-mayor, against-mayor paradigm, Ramanathan said.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Inevitably, this new paradigm carries its own psychological burden.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
There’s such a great paradigm for a character like that.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Even though attendance in the office is crawling up, that growth is slowing, and the entire paradigm of how companies use their spaces and to what ends has evolved greatly.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Inevitably, this new paradigm carries its own psychological burden.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
There’s such a great paradigm for a character like that.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Even though attendance in the office is crawling up, that growth is slowing, and the entire paradigm of how companies use their spaces and to what ends has evolved greatly.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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For example, a set of blue chairs at the far end of a rectangular garden will make the space feel larger than a set of red chairs in the same place.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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For example, her grandmother is justifying a need to obtain a Russian passport to gain access to the health care and social services, said Maria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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