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role model

noun

Definition of role model

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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 Ledger, especially, is a role model; his quietly strong performance in Brokeback Mountain was a touchstone for Whalefall — for both Abrams and director BrianDuffield, who included it on a Letterboxd list of inspirations for the film. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 The final score was the high school Bluejays 32 to the dads/role models 28. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 It was recently honored with an Albie Award from the Maysles Documentary Center, an award honoring those who inspire, not only through their work, but also through their roles as mentors, role models, and champions of social justice. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 The initiative aims to demystify finance and show students role models from different backgrounds. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for role model

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Implementations can use thin silicon nanosheets or nanoribbons stacked vertically, with Intel’s RibbonFET providing one example.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
This was just one example that created plenty of confusion for viewers at home, while the home Missouri crowd was left stunned.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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Members of the Democratic and Republican parties say the country and political system are better off when candidates and their ideas are tested.

— Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The modular laptop display system is not an entirely new idea, and there are some existing products on the market that offer detachable portable screens.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026

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Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a model for community conservation, having increased its rhino population to 89 from 15 back in 1984.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026

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