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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
The students were nominated by their teachers for exhibiting leadership skills and being a good role model to peers.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today’s young Catholics.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
No, Jack Bech just wanted to spend his time doing exactly what his football-starring role model did.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today's young Catholics.
—Nicole Winfield and Silvia Stellacci The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today’s young Catholics.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
No, Jack Bech just wanted to spend his time doing exactly what his football-starring role model did.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today's young Catholics.
—Nicole Winfield and Silvia Stellacci The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
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For example, Zhou Guanyu's crash in Silverstone in 2023 could have done a lot more damage if there wasn't a catch fence there to stop the car.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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In Social Security, for example, from 2015 through 2022, its IG found almost $72 billion in improper payments, representing roughly 1% of benefits paid out in that stretch, the AP notes.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The cultural dynamic of these ideas has changed, but the fundamental product being sold by Musk has not: one man with a singular ability to brute force his way to the future.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The two most visible competitors, Samsung and Apple, do have models that sit between the vanilla and the Pro handsets, but their difference is a larger screen with the same performance as the vanilla model.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, March 10, the model, 28, attended the Yves Saint Laurent women’s show as part of Paris Fashion Week in a crushed velvet blazer dress paired with coordinating mules, oversized pearl earrings and a statement bag.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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