1
as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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2
as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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3
as in original
something from which copies are made
the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototype
Helion’s Kirtley said the timeline of the company’s latest prototype, Polaris, was set entirely by the availability of semiconductors.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
In October 2023, Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Systems launched a prototype pair of satellites to test the company’s satellite broadband technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
Californian EV startup Telo just revealed a functional prototype of its MT1 mini-truck at an in-person event in Los Angeles.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Agencies including the Treasury Department, the Department of Commerce and even HUD have been involved in a study, a prototype and a working group in recent years.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2025
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
In October 2023, Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Systems launched a prototype pair of satellites to test the company’s satellite broadband technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
Californian EV startup Telo just revealed a functional prototype of its MT1 mini-truck at an in-person event in Los Angeles.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Agencies including the Treasury Department, the Department of Commerce and even HUD have been involved in a study, a prototype and a working group in recent years.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
Noun
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Canada, for example, has announced billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Could Congress, for example, pass a law requiring every American to make a contribution to pay down the national debt, and leave it up to the Internal Revenue Service to figure out the specifics?—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The notable feature of this particular death factory was its use of gas vans, a forerunner to the larger, more impersonal gas chambers built at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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In 1914, Frank Newman opened the Royal Theatre which was a forerunner to movie palaces in the city, a significant departure from nickelodeons.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the streaming originals chart, 1923 hit a new weekly viewership high with the debut of Season 2, racking up 676M minutes viewed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Stewart famously played Charles Xavier/Professor X and McKellan took on Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto across the X-Men franchise, which launched with the 2000 original.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In a small sample size of 64 offensive snaps last year, Okunlola received a 71.4 overall grade, a 73.6 run-blocking grade and a 41.6 pass-blocking grade.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Admittedly from a small sample size — starting just once in the league and introduced in the second half on four other occasions — Rashford has floated in and out of games and is yet to score.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such certificates are often pursued after a conviction has been vacated and as a precursor to a lawsuit.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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For example, tryptophan is precursor to serotonin, the body’s feel-good chemical.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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Recent funding has supported the digitization of over 2,000 vertebrate specimens, including rare and endangered species.—
Devon Akmon,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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The landscape is a gardeners’ dream with apple, plum, pear, cherry and nectarine trees, a goji berry patch, blueberry plants, an herb garden, fresh mint, specimens of viburnum, various holly shrubs, arborvitae, Alberta spruces and andromeda plants.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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The ephemerides were the ancestors of astronomical tables, which still exist.—
James Byrne,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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The auntie’s going to always be there for her niece as an ancestor.—
Fox Maxy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Particularly in recent years, there has been much criticism of bias in some language services and poor editorial standards in some instances.—
Al Pessin,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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The researchers wrote: While conducting threat hunting related to this malicious activity, in several instances Wiz Threat Research has observed the deployment of a script designed to dump secrets as part of the malicious payload's execution.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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