Thesaurus results for ROLE MODELS

role models

noun

plural 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 models Decades later, athletes from every race would become teammates, friends, and role models for millions of children growing up across America. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Annaconne and Faigenbaum both said that includes children having access to safe, noncompetitive activity, like recess in schools, and positive role models, like parents. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 2 July 2026 To their community, the couple appeared to be role models of happiness and devotion. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Sports can also help protect against depression and stress by bringing supportive adults and positive role models into children’s lives. — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 Serena comeback Świątek will also have the chance to watch another one of her role models up close at this year’s Wimbledon. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 June 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, 25 June 2026 Friendships provide everything from support networks to career references to role models. — Savanah F.s. Bray, Fortune, 22 June 2026 Leagues like this provide opportunities for more female athletes to play professionally and offer more role models for youth athletes. — Latif Love june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

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Long considered one of the finest examples of colonial architecture to be found in Connecticut, the Ebenezer Grant House harbors a pleasant surprise.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
To date, examples have included 328-foot (100-meter) long turbine blades, large military vehicles, satellites, and aircraft fuselage parts, among other notable examples.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

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Apple’s iOS is effectively a day-one drop for the new iPhone 18 Pro and older iPhone models, following a significant beta test that any current iPhone can join.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Such multi-modal time-series measurements could lead to building better predictive models.

— Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

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The persistence of these misconceptions matters because clinicians and the public alike may expect Ebola to look dramatic from the outset, when in reality its early manifestations often resemble many other common infectious diseases.

— Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 26 June 2026
The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.

— Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

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