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a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection
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Recent Examples of mannequin
For the study published this month, an adult pedestrian mannequin in a crosswalk wore reflective strips similar to what construction workers wear for visibility.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Before opening Peligro’s doors, a display window greets customers with two mannequins decked out in the full uniforms of Dominican baseball titans Águilas and Licey, the island nation’s two most popular teams and LIDOM’s most intense rivalry.
—David Betancourt, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Students will use virtual reality headsets, mannequins and other medical devices to practice skills without risk.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
In one of his many tricks to thwart home invaders Larry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), Kevin places mannequins in the windows to give the impression of a party.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Before opening Peligro’s doors, a display window greets customers with two mannequins decked out in the full uniforms of Dominican baseball titans Águilas and Licey, the island nation’s two most popular teams and LIDOM’s most intense rivalry.
—David Betancourt, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Students will use virtual reality headsets, mannequins and other medical devices to practice skills without risk.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
In one of his many tricks to thwart home invaders Larry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), Kevin places mannequins in the windows to give the impression of a party.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mannequin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
Noun
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Now, the late singer has been honored with her very own Barbie doll.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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The film stars Jessica Biel as Linda, a woman who hires a babysitter to care for her baby who is actually a doll.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Maryland mandates that 43% of vehicles sold by Maryland auto dealers be electric in the 2027 model year that starts the summer of 2026.—
David T. Stevenson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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The model whose photo appears to depict Cress has a different name.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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