fit (into/in) the mold of
idiom
: to be like
She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor.
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Iowa State’s Jayden Higgins, TCU’s Jack Bech, Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor and Illinois’ Pat Bryant all fit the mold of big-bodied ball-winners.
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2020, former President Barack Obama noted that many of Trump’s attributes fit the mold of modern hip-hop.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has its sights set on adding players who can fit the mold of position flexibility and Brown would certainly help that.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Then there is Donald Trump, a similarly unexpected gate-crasher who does not fit the mold of Washington insiders yet is back in Washington for Carter’s send-off and will be starting his second term as President in 11 days.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2020, former President Barack Obama noted that many of Trump’s attributes fit the mold of modern hip-hop.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has its sights set on adding players who can fit the mold of position flexibility and Brown would certainly help that.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Then there is Donald Trump, a similarly unexpected gate-crasher who does not fit the mold of Washington insiders yet is back in Washington for Carter’s send-off and will be starting his second term as President in 11 days.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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