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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
Little miss Twain was so lucky growing up with you as a role model.
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Rosen is not just a leader – carving a path as a role model for the likes of Tiana Sumanasekera and Ashlee Sullivan – but a shoo-in in lineups where McDonald needs her, as well.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Rosen is not just a leader – carving a path as a role model for the likes of Tiana Sumanasekera and Ashlee Sullivan – but a shoo-in in lineups where McDonald needs her, as well.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
Noun
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Late on December 22, for example, mere hours after the shooting, detectives visited Barry and James, both of them still in the ER with conditions listed as critical, to record their official statements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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For example, the recent announcement regarding a $200 billion MBS purchase helped push rates downward.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Everybody’s scrolling and everybody’s skipping, but to actually sit down, put a record on and consume it, that’s a very romantic idea.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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As outré as Camel Lights gets, the presence of such treasured guests and ideas apparently rattling around Geologist’s brain for 28 years conveys the sense that this is a genuinely personal work—not a one-off novelty.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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That insight helps teams validate digital models earlier in development.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The other new entries are DSquared2 (which featured a hot celebrity) and Dolce & Gabbana (which generated heated controversy for its model casting).—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role%20model. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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