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someone who another person admires and tries to be like
Parents need to be good role models for their children. Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Recent Examples of role model
With her work, Goldberg continues to be a role model to many.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Being a good role model shows your child how to behave with kindness, honesty, and respect.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
His role model, Xander Bogaerts, hit after him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Since the first season of Bridgerton in 2020, the Irish actress has been a reluctant plus-size role model.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Being a good role model shows your child how to behave with kindness, honesty, and respect.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
His role model, Xander Bogaerts, hit after him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Since the first season of Bridgerton in 2020, the Irish actress has been a reluctant plus-size role model.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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And having the Israelis and Americans at war with Iran is a textbook example of instability in the Middle East.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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That idea was put forth way back in 1929 by Fritz Zwicky, the same Fritz Zwicky who coined the term supernova and was the first to theorize the existence of dark matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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Invite friends to share their recent creative ideas with you to revel in mutual inspiration.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The road ahead However, as AI models improve and businesses become more savvy at integrating new tools, Llewellyn is hopeful about their utility.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rhoda says its approach addresses this limitation by training robot models on internet-scale video data before refining them with robot-specific learning.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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