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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
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.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
While being role models for their school and community, the players are still teenagers who have come together to strive for a larger-than-life accomplishment.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Advertisement In interviews, DaCosta has talked about the pleasures of telling stories in which Black women behave badly, instead of being forced to serve as virtuous role models.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The film is being produced with the support of the If/Then initiative, which advances culture change by highlighting positive role models in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (or STEM).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, both fringe influencers and more mainstream role models have taken to podcasts and social media to assert that women should be responsible for homemaking, and men for protecting and providing.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Among some birds, siblings can be powerful role models that can even overshadow parental influence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
The school is also proud to provide its diverse student body with the appropriate role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond programs, the clubs connect children with trusted adults and older children who can serve as role models and sounding boards.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
While being role models for their school and community, the players are still teenagers who have come together to strive for a larger-than-life accomplishment.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Advertisement In interviews, DaCosta has talked about the pleasures of telling stories in which Black women behave badly, instead of being forced to serve as virtuous role models.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The film is being produced with the support of the If/Then initiative, which advances culture change by highlighting positive role models in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (or STEM).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, both fringe influencers and more mainstream role models have taken to podcasts and social media to assert that women should be responsible for homemaking, and men for protecting and providing.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Among some birds, siblings can be powerful role models that can even overshadow parental influence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
The school is also proud to provide its diverse student body with the appropriate role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role models
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This must rank as one of the earliest examples of the travails of seeking to do business with China.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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This is one of the rare examples of a linear hit that also has a large proportion of viewing in streaming.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Few characters are as beloved as those from The Wizard of Oz (1939), making for reliable costume ideas year after year.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Fortune, Brockman described building AGI as an end-to-end engineering challenge, one that spans everything from how the models are designed to the chips, servers, and data centers that power the training and running of models.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The behavior observed in the village is a fair representation of the design choices made by the models’ creators.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The impact of circadian rhythm disruption on sleep can cause other negative physical and mental manifestations.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Given the disease’s wide range of trajectories and manifestations—from mild and manageable to severely disabling—some now regard it as a group of diseases, rather than a single one.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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