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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
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
Her advocacy in the Nigerian National Team led her to take on that job without a salary, because her title was more significant than her position, which aligned with being a role model for the next generation of female coaches.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
The school is also proud to provide its diverse student body with the appropriate role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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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
Her advocacy in the Nigerian National Team led her to take on that job without a salary, because her title was more significant than her position, which aligned with being a role model for the next generation of female coaches.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
The school is also proud to provide its diverse student body with the appropriate role models.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
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Sea star wasting disease is a rare example of a fast and coordinated response to a marine epidemic.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is also a great time to marvel at other examples of the city’s architecture, like the Catedral de Mallorca, a cathedral towering over the city skyline and the Llotja de Palma, a 15th-century Gothic guildhall that frequently hosts art exhibitions.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as buy Bank of America says the stocks remain favorite ideas at the firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s not presented as an idea because of how we were raised.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Whatever is decided, some kind of change in Madrid’s club model is coming, and has been in preparation for some time.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beyond medical uses The team also equipped the robot with a tiny camera, enabling it to inspect hard-to-reach spots inside the jet engine model.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role%20model. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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