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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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as in original
something from which copies are made
the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototype
According to current estimates, for example, a quantum computer that is capable of code breaking will require about 40,000 times as many physical qubits and a five-fold reduction in physical error rates compared with the best current prototypes.
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Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
It's been confirmed that prototype testing has already begun, and the inevitable spy shots show a crossover-like profile complete with fake exhausts, and nothing like the SF90 Stradale hybrid shown above.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Land drones, on wheels or tracks, were carrying out suicide strikes; new prototypes aimed and fired machine guns.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The prototype truck, known as the H2Rescue truck, was built by clean-energy company, Cummins Accelera in cooperation with the US Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
It's been confirmed that prototype testing has already begun, and the inevitable spy shots show a crossover-like profile complete with fake exhausts, and nothing like the SF90 Stradale hybrid shown above.
—Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Land drones, on wheels or tracks, were carrying out suicide strikes; new prototypes aimed and fired machine guns.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The prototype truck, known as the H2Rescue truck, was built by clean-energy company, Cummins Accelera in cooperation with the US Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
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While baby boomers' divorce rate, for example, has roughly doubled from 5 to 10 divorces per 1,000 since the 1990s, according to a Pew Research report, millennials' divorce rate dropped by approximately 30 percent since 1990—from 33 to 23 per 1,000 people.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Last week, for example, the Laken Riley Act cleared the House in a 264-159 vote, with 48 Democrats joining all Republicans in backing the legislation.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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The company's North American forerunner, Chrysler, has been left for dead repeatedly over the decades, only to emerge with hit products like minivans in the 1980s and the Dodge Ram pickup in the 1990s.Joel Mathis, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon’s latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.AFP, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera instead turns out to be an ideal action vehicle for the always watchable and rugged Butler, and a worthy enough sequel to an original that wasn’t all that original to begin with.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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These striking designs were all the rage in the 1950s and 1960s and, while they've been replicated by many modern manufacturers, the originals can command a high price tag.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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Of 1,768 urine samples tested, nearly all (95 percent) had levels under 4.54 micrograms.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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The samples were seized with the assistance of Thai authorities and subsequently transferred to the custody of U.S. law enforcement.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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However, like the Mellotron, it can be considered a precursor to the synthesizer.Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
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The petition — which itself isn’t a lawsuit but a precursor — was withdrawn this week.Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Serious shellers know to get to the beach early for prime specimens like sand dollars, whelks, and scallops.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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But re-sequencing genomes from older specimens that lived before the shipwreck has confirmed that the insects living on Ball’s Pyramid survived extinction on Lord Howe Island, according to an October 2017 study published in Current Biology.Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ali looked matter-of-fact, as if the instance had been a slight snag.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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In reality, the deal seems doomed from the beginning, but in this instance, one less global superstar making his way to North America is good news.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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