variants
also mannikin
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as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk
Synonyms & Similar Words
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manikin
Noun
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While Margie’s face has appeared on some editions sold exclusively at the distillery, the largest large scale release the brand has done with a female form is a collaboration with Gayle Kabaker which buyers can personalize with the names of women in their lives who have inspired them.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Computer vision is better described as a form of information management and prediction, as configurations of data with which probabilistic applications have been made, based on human instructions of varying degrees of clarity or specificity.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kendall Jenner has crafted a simple and refined off-duty model style, looking often to The Row for individual pieces and accessories, and finding her rhythm in both high-low moments and more ladylike looks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Breaking Down Systemic Barriers Liu believes the lack of investment in women’s health isn’t due to flawed business models, but to systemic barriers.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Asked about how the figure should be reached, Hammerstein, who joined as a conscript in 1992, called for a period of military service.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, the Maleficent dragon figure at California's Disneyland park also caught fire during a Fantasmic!—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vigil and other women will receive dolls created by students in Manuel Jara Elementary School David Orona’s art class to represent the women’s strengths on April 5 at the Northside Community Center.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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Did a kid eat a battery somewhere and now I'm forced to use a power drill to disassemble a $10 talking Frozen doll?—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.—
Chris Clarke,
Popular Mechanics,
6 July 2017
Noun
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At the event, each participant had the opportunity to practice braiding on one of the mannequins that matched their own texture of hair.—
Brittany Pierola Diaz,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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In the film, Kim Cattrall is a cursed Egyptian princess (yes, that’s right) turned department-store mannequin who comes to life for Andrew McCarthy.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Manikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikin. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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