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as in examples
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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as in forerunners
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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as in originals
something from which copies are made
the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototypes
But that's for prototypes of Microsoft new game console.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Mibe also confirmed Honda’s already built electric sports car prototypes.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year, Tavai, who doesn’t fit the physical prototypes a Mike Vrabel defense seeks in the position, was one of the few holdovers to make the roster from the Belichick and Mayo regimes.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Some prototypes are designed to release medication at an exact location inside the gut.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Electrolyte being tested in battery prototypes The researchers are testing their electrolyte in various battery prototypes.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
More prototypes followed, but then operations ground to an abrupt halt.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Build small prototypes rather than betting everything on a single, high-stakes pivot.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
The quantum computing industry has begun to move beyond the early noisy prototypes, and high-fidelity quantum computers with low error rates could be possible within a decade.
—Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Mibe also confirmed Honda’s already built electric sports car prototypes.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year, Tavai, who doesn’t fit the physical prototypes a Mike Vrabel defense seeks in the position, was one of the few holdovers to make the roster from the Belichick and Mayo regimes.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Some prototypes are designed to release medication at an exact location inside the gut.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Electrolyte being tested in battery prototypes The researchers are testing their electrolyte in various battery prototypes.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
More prototypes followed, but then operations ground to an abrupt halt.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Build small prototypes rather than betting everything on a single, high-stakes pivot.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
The quantum computing industry has begun to move beyond the early noisy prototypes, and high-fidelity quantum computers with low error rates could be possible within a decade.
—Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototypes
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Clement responded that the better yardstick would be another pro league that is protected by the SBA, with the NBA, MLB, and NHL the most plausible examples.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Customizing and scaling up While the examples provided here are unique to the communities that designed them, and might not resonate in the same way in other places, AI offers a platform for educators and families to create their own resources and experiences.—
Andres Bustamante,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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These were the forerunners of today’s robots.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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And these projects may just be the forerunners.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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All the studio’s big hits for years now have been sequels like Inside Out 2, Toy Story 4, and Incredibles 2 , while originals like Elio struggle.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Where This Fits in Pixar’s Slate of Sequels The sequel joins a pipeline that mixes franchise films with new originals.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The findings came from blood samples of 958 participants with an average chronological age of 70, who were taking the multivitamin–multimineral supplement Centrum Silver.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Longmore noted that some of the complex molecules are thought to be precursors to amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Just as most precursors have done, the PGA gave PTA and his fellow producers Adam Somner and Sara Murphy their Best Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures Award.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Noem and her chief adviser Corey Lewandowski -- who is reportedly also departing DHS -- both had a knack for lashing out, yelling and berating staff that crossed them, according to sources.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Currently, most data centers draw from the public grid rather than securing their own energy sources – a fact that many associate with sky-high electricity prices.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The buddies’ plan involves the retrieval of amoeba specimens from a celestial body orbiting Tau Ceti.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2016, researchers began to suspect the existence of a previously unknown croc species while examining archival remains from dozens of specimens at a museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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And humans were likely making music before that, based on fossils showing our ancestors had the ability to sing over 530,000 years ago.—
Justin Pot,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to human blood could provide a novel window into the spread of early human ancestors across the globe, according to a new study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Prototypes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototypes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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