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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
Both the i9 Sports survey and research from the Women’s Sports Foundation found that girls need strong female athletes to serve as role models.
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Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
These boys often lack opportunities and role models in the critical years of their development.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
These characters are not role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
As a result, many are struggling to access good jobs, affordable housing, reliable transportation, and positive role models for the next generation.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong name-dropped two of the country’s largest companies during his budget address on Thursday, citing them as role models as the Southeast Asian country embraces artificial intelligence as a way to future-proof its economy.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
This approach not only strengthens family relationships but also provides teens with positive role models who demonstrate community engagement and generosity in action.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
These boys often lack opportunities and role models in the critical years of their development.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
These characters are not role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
As a result, many are struggling to access good jobs, affordable housing, reliable transportation, and positive role models for the next generation.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong name-dropped two of the country’s largest companies during his budget address on Thursday, citing them as role models as the Southeast Asian country embraces artificial intelligence as a way to future-proof its economy.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
This approach not only strengthens family relationships but also provides teens with positive role models who demonstrate community engagement and generosity in action.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role models
Noun
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Here are some examples of how less information is coming out of federal public health agencies than in past administrations.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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These examples demonstrate that engaging and building community, whether within Blue Zones or beyond, are possible and fundamental to building healthier, more resilient populations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Calderon, Becerra and Mahan floated ideas like investing more state funds to increase child care providers’ wages for programs like Head Start, a federal early childhood care program.—
Lia Russell
Updated February 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bateman said it’s been an education for him personally, chatting with these men over dinner and exchanging ideas.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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That sparked fears that AI tools could eat into existing companies’ business models and customer bases.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Towers worry civil liberty advocates The most basic models of Anduril’s towers stand 33 feet tall and are equipped with video cameras and artificial intelligence software that can spot a person nearly two miles away and log a vehicle from even farther, according to the company’s website.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are about 10 million cystic-fibrosis carriers in the United States alone, so if even a fraction of them have some degree of symptoms, that amounts to many people with manifestations of the disease.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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But on Monday, the French pharma firm reported that clinical trial results showed its experimental oral drug venglustat improved the neurological manifestations of what’s known as type 3 Gaucher disease, which can include poor muscle coordination and cognitive issues.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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