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a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection
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Gong Yoo had only one episode before his character got killed off, and that mannequin muse made every scene — including and especially his death — count.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
An attached photo shows the kind of styrofoam mannequin head typically used as a wig stand.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
Jewelry stores, restaurants, chic swimwear outlets — many have been reduced to rubble, the torsos of shop mannequins strewed amid the rubble.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The breakdown also notes the rise of wig purchases among consumers with alopecia or in chemotherapy treatment—and lastly, a huge boom in wig-wearing mannequins used to drive sales for fashion brands.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
An attached photo shows the kind of styrofoam mannequin head typically used as a wig stand.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
Jewelry stores, restaurants, chic swimwear outlets — many have been reduced to rubble, the torsos of shop mannequins strewed amid the rubble.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The breakdown also notes the rise of wig purchases among consumers with alopecia or in chemotherapy treatment—and lastly, a huge boom in wig-wearing mannequins used to drive sales for fashion brands.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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The four artists showcased a collaborative mural, paintings on canvas, sketches on paper and a pyramid of dolls, masks, ceramic figures and books.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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There is, however, a scene after the initial credits, that suggests Young-Hee, the murderous robot doll that kills people during Red Light, Green Light, has a boyfriend, who may join the game in season three, with three contestants (Players 096, 100, 353) walking into a room with the two dolls.Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The data used to fuel the AI models comes from the league’s Next Gen Stats, which tracks all players and provides analytics data.Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Belarusian has won three Slams in the past two years and has been a model of consistency.Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.Diana Kruzman, USA TODAY, 6 July 2017
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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