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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 paradigms
Since then design pillars have been experimenting with new ways to draw international collectors that transcend traditional paradigms.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
With the ascent of social media in the past two decades, new mothers have been confronted by sleeker, shinier paradigms with which to compare themselves unfavorably.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The result was an alchemical laboratory that encouraged its audience to consider whether sound can be thought of as a material, how its function differs in public versus private spaces, and in what ways it is shaped by social and political paradigms.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Poets have their aesthetic tastes, and poets reviewed accept that, but aesthetic performances deserve to be greeted in their own paradigms.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2025
These young people, Gen Z Madagascar, will bring down entire paradigms of thought.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
An optimal management portfolio integrates systems thinking for ecosystemic coherence, exponential thinking for strategic foresight, abundance thinking for post-scarcity paradigms and design thinking for human-centric innovation.
—Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Experts are wondering now if new paradigms are under consideration for the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Whether through sports, news, branding, or live experiences, DefiantLA creates campaigns that bring new paradigms for connection, engagement, and audience interaction.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
With the ascent of social media in the past two decades, new mothers have been confronted by sleeker, shinier paradigms with which to compare themselves unfavorably.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The result was an alchemical laboratory that encouraged its audience to consider whether sound can be thought of as a material, how its function differs in public versus private spaces, and in what ways it is shaped by social and political paradigms.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Poets have their aesthetic tastes, and poets reviewed accept that, but aesthetic performances deserve to be greeted in their own paradigms.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2025
These young people, Gen Z Madagascar, will bring down entire paradigms of thought.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
An optimal management portfolio integrates systems thinking for ecosystemic coherence, exponential thinking for strategic foresight, abundance thinking for post-scarcity paradigms and design thinking for human-centric innovation.
—Ingrid Vasiliu Feltes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Experts are wondering now if new paradigms are under consideration for the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Sep. 2025
Whether through sports, news, branding, or live experiences, DefiantLA creates campaigns that bring new paradigms for connection, engagement, and audience interaction.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigms
examples
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Chief revenue officer Ryan Taylor said some customers are now signing initial deals of $80 million to $96 million within months and rapidly expanding usage, citing examples of utility and energy clients whose annual contract values quadrupled or quintupled in 2025.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Brunch has worked with a myriad of collaborators since its 2020 launch, with some examples being Prince Tennis, The Beverly Hills Hotel and Coca-Cola.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Paradigms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigms. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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