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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
On Tuesday, fire officials aimed fireworks at watermelons and two mannequins.
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Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
In the corner, a cowl made of macrame, textiles and yarn adorns a mannequin.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
In the window, a mannequin was sporting an ochre sheepskin jacket.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
As if signaling that halfway through a pitcher of martinis in the older mannequin’s apartment, those dresses are coming off.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
In the corner, a cowl made of macrame, textiles and yarn adorns a mannequin.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
In the window, a mannequin was sporting an ochre sheepskin jacket.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
As if signaling that halfway through a pitcher of martinis in the older mannequin’s apartment, those dresses are coming off.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Mattel recently debuted a doll that is dressed in a playful blue polka-dot outfit, sporting a matching pastel purse and, most notably, wearing a continuous glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump clipped to her waist.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The Double Shot made our reviewer's hair nice and smooth while giving it volume, and managed to give less frizz than other models.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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Three pricing models for Amazon Prime memberships include: Amazon Prime membership Chris Sims is a digital producer at IndyStar.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
9 July 2025
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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