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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
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.
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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
For kids, the more good role models, the better.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Where are our best role models for good listening and for respectful discourse?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Her teen years were difficult at times, and in an effort to make sure Sandra had some strong role models, her mother enrolled her in a program with the Stoughton Police Department.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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, 21 Sep. 2025
So for men raised with female role models in particular, family therapists say this relationship can be uniquely formative—and a standout quality to look for in romantic relationships.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Sep. 2025
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
For kids, the more good role models, the better.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Where are our best role models for good listening and for respectful discourse?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Her teen years were difficult at times, and in an effort to make sure Sandra had some strong role models, her mother enrolled her in a program with the Stoughton Police Department.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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, 21 Sep. 2025
So for men raised with female role models in particular, family therapists say this relationship can be uniquely formative—and a standout quality to look for in romantic relationships.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role models
Noun
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Some examples described in the ordinance are loud music, engine noise and even lawn mowers and construction sites operating at late hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The current major storylines, such as the implosion of The Vision and the scramble for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, are examples of the layered narratives that AI has historically struggled to comprehend.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, IBM and OpenAI have all joined the small-but-mighty club, with models that are a fraction of the size of their bigger counterparts.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Additional models who have been announced include Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Alessandra Ambrosio and more.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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One of Reichardt’s greatest inspirations is to create a texture of political conflict involving the Vietnam War and its manifestations in American society—news reports, marches and protests, voices of reaction, police repression—and to integrate into the story as inescapable elements of daily life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The tort claim asked for at least $300,000 in damages on behalf of the woman, who’s suffering from nausea, anxiety and sleeplessness as physical manifestations of emotional distress, Gordon wrote in the claim.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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