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
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Noun
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Additionally, some supplement forms may not be recommended.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Despite this, many detainees participated in the classes for camaraderie and the opportunity to engage in some form of creative expression.—
Alexandra Moore,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ye and his wife, the Australian model Bianca Censori, were not kicked off the Grammys 2025 red carpet, despite rumors to the contrary.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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This model is equipped with 3D LiDAR sensors and a depth camera for 360-degree environment scanning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That figure has ticked up over recent months, despite a series of interest rate cuts at the Federal Reserve.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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That figure is almost 200 more than what was afforded to countryman Renato Veiga, another dizzyingly swift loan departure to Juventus in January.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At one point, a sleepy Pekingese took notice of Alice’s baby doll.—
Chloe Malle,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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And, for a spell in the nineteen-eighties, Lynch kept a proto-ricky group of identical Woody Woodpecker dolls in his office, named Chucko, Buster, Pete, Bob, and Dan.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 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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Black mannequins, outfitted in de Vilmorin’s collection, gleamed atop red marble tables.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bay Area designers created 16 mannequin displays that explore different aspects of Lunar New Year traditions from red envelopes and gold coins to dragon dances and big family dinners.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Manikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikin. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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