Thesaurus results for ROLE MODEL

role model

noun

Definition of role model

as in example

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 Define behaviors that reflect company values, identify role models and promptly address conduct that undermines those values. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Renatto sees positive mentors as especially important for students who may have absent fathers or other adults in their lives who are not constructive role models. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 But the careers of those champions and potential role models are becoming increasingly distant memories. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role model

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The Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon hosts hundreds of paddlers every May, as an example.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
During the panel in Zurich, Backrooms‘ success was cited as a prime example of a younger generation’s desire to go to the movies.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

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For decades, magnetic data storage has depended on the general idea of using a magnetic field to flip tiny regions of a material between states representing 1s and 0s.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
That idea has grown into a major employment pipeline for Walmart’s Private Fleet.

— Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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The dine-in omakase counter has sadly departed, but in its stead, Café Sushi Shoten has adopted a to-go model paired with Japanese groceries and sundries that is no less authentic, engaging, and delicious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
In recent years, Hinton, who previously worked at Google, has issued a series of warnings about existential risks associated with AI, particularly if an AI model surpasses human intelligence and becomes autonomous.

— Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

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