variants also mannikin
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as in form
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion

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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
  • The actor and his on-screen parents, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek, announced the revival, which will take the form of a four-episode miniseries, in a December video shared to Instagram.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • All weapons have received enhancements in some way, shape, or form, making exploring and mastering these new systems exciting.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • His work is grounded in a three-layer model developed during his time at C4ADS: data management, analysis, and requirements.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Compared to the typical development path of a Canadian goalie, who plays major junior hockey in the CHL, Oettinger can see how the American model might allow for more growth.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • All figures are seasonally adjusted but do not factor in inflation.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no saying filmmakers can’t create impressionistic portraits of famous figures, but this one drifts away so lazily that there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly pertinent to Lincoln’s legacy or impact in its making.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Disneyland kicks off Black History Month with gospel music and soul food The Sakura line includes fuzzy and furry plush dolls of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Stitch and Baymax ($35 to $45) and smaller keychain dolls ($15).
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The new and old versions of the classic Barbie dolls are on display at Mattel Design Center in El Segundo, California, U.S., February 22, 2024.
    Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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  • Black mannequins, outfitted in de Vilmorin’s collection, gleamed atop red marble tables.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
  • 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 20 Feb. 2025.

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