models 1 of 2

noun

Definition of modelsnext
plural of model
1
as in reproductions
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size the dollhouse was a tiny, perfect model of the family's actual house

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as in figures
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the most famous models can earn thousands of dollars an hour

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as in ideas
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation she's the very model of the dedicated teacher

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models

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verb

present tense third-person singular of model
as in patterns

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  1. ideas
  2. mannequins
  3. examples
  4. replicas
  5. dolls
  6. incarnations
  7. manifestations
  8. matches
Noun
  • Hardy calls it a social comedy and it is peppered with humor of varying effectiveness, from some silly sequences featuring a mannequin’s head to the delightfully wacky business ideas of Rakeem.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
    Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The breakdown also notes the rise of wig purchases among consumers with alopecia or in chemotherapy treatment—and lastly, a huge boom in wig-wearing mannequins used to drive sales for fashion brands.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.
    Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • This forces models to have to reverse engineer the ideal behavior from examples and leads to poor data efficiency and decision boundaries.
    John Werner, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Judge-LLMs are good at ranking examples, but ensuring that they are calibrated across samples isn't straightforward.
    Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of examples
Noun
  • Adorned with twinkling lights and white trees all throughout the space, the venue’s decor also incorporates poinsettia flowers, life-size Santa replicas, giant Christmas ornaments on the space’s flower awning, gingerbread creations with faux snow accents on tables.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Per the study, the researchers then made replicas of flint tools found nearby and successfully used them to engrave another Manot Cave boulder.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of replicas
Noun
  • Cactus Jack and the Houston Food Bank gave more than 2,000 toys and bikes, including 200 Nike Cactus Jack sneakers, dolls and gear from the Houston Astros, Fanatics, Space Village and more, as well as 1,000 bags of food.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • Having been around the Mets for several years, Zeile has seen several incarnations of the team.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That idea didn’t go forward at the time, and the project went through multiple incarnations at other places until, following Suits global resurgence on Netflix in the summer of 2023, it was piloted by NBC as a Suits spinoff set at a Los Angeles law firm with UCP as the studio.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of incarnations
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  • Physicians contend daily with the gravest manifestations of human frailty—cancer, paralysis, and terminal illness to name just a few.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • These experiences, so vivid and intimate, are all manifestations of consciousness.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of manifestations
Verb
  • Those three assists give Crosby 1,033 for his career, which matches Mario Lemieux for the most assists in franchise history.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Among the players ahead of him on this list, only #23 Carl Yastrzemski matches that total.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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