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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
While some, perhaps most, of Spicoli’s behavior paints him as the imperfect role model, there is something to be gleaned from the surfer bro’s rebellion.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
This story of Fagin highlights the cruelty of discrimination, the plight of the poor and the importance of role models.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Among American tennis players, and especially Black players, Gibson exists as something close to a god and also a role model.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
This story of Fagin highlights the cruelty of discrimination, the plight of the poor and the importance of role models.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Among American tennis players, and especially Black players, Gibson exists as something close to a god and also a role model.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
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The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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American craft beer, for example, has grown over the last 30 years to take nearly 15% of US beer sales by volume.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some ideas came from experience.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone 17 lineup is headlined by the addition of the iPhone 17 Air, which takes the place of the iPhone Plus model that served as the company's second tier phone.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Role model.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/role%20model. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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