1
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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2
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
Well, while there may not be a C-1 in a showroom near you just yet, the folks at Lit did indeed succeed in building a functioning prototype of their vehicle.
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Ben Coxworth
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The first hybrid prototype, named Wendy (Chandler), marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
General Motors battery technician Steven Petty Jr. focuses on aligning electrodes on an anode sample for a prototype LMR battery cell in the making.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 May 2025
All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Ben Coxworth
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
The first hybrid prototype, named Wendy (Chandler), marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
General Motors battery technician Steven Petty Jr. focuses on aligning electrodes on an anode sample for a prototype LMR battery cell in the making.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 May 2025
All those fancy market reports can’t compete with actually watching someone struggle with your prototype, seeing their face scrunch up in confusion.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
Noun
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At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.—
Ann Goldstein,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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For example, yields on two-year German Bunds jumped by twenty basis points before subsiding.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Military training was also a non-starter, since the U.S. Army Air Service (a forerunner to the Air Force) did not accept women.—
Victor Luckerson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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It has been said that Nomad was the forerunner of all modern station wagons.—
David Krumboltz,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That reinforces the original (or last) experience the customer had with you.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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His translation recognizes, here and throughout, that the original is funny and compelling enough not to need elaborate explanation, even 60 years after its debut.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The sample menu starts at 250 pounds a person with a taste of an oyster vichyssoise that uses imperial gold caviar, buttermilk and dill; scallops from the Isle of Skye with pumpkin, nori, and pine créme, and a Cornish turbot made with morteau sausage, thyme, black garlic and yellow wine.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Soil samples suggest the stones were placed there around 400 years ago, which aligns with the timing of Rutherford’s letter.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Tort claims are typically filed as precursors to a potential lawsuit.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2025
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Gleason worked as a senior adviser to the U.S. Digital Service, the precursor to DOGE.—
Melissa Quinn
May 21,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The animal has only been seen once in 30 years, and all descriptions of it stem from a handful of museum specimens.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
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The significance of such specimens underscores why scientific access should be prioritized over private fossil collection, Chapman added.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Florentine society had changed a good deal since the days of their illustrious ancestor; noble blood had in fact become something of a liability.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
29 May 2025
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One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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One of the instances includes early establishment of large human settlements that expanded into cities such as Mesopotamia roughly 12,000 years ago.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 May 2025
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May 28, 2025 What's different today is that the Israeli defense forces used a high-energy laser capable of locking onto and destroying a drone by, in at least one instance, burning off the wings.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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