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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
The crisp storefront had all the trappings of a familiar activewear giant: minimalist decor, cross-legged mannequins, coordinating tank-and-legging sets, even a yoga class.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
The first drill simulates the type of chance that might be generated in a Premier League match: two quick give-and-goes around the mannequins, then a first-time shot from the left corner of the penalty area.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
That first flight carried two mannequins named Helga and Zohar to measure radiation doses, but this second flight will carry flesh-and-blood astronauts, the first people to make the journey to the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.
—Jay Bennett, Wired News, 24 Mar. 2026
Developed by Laerdal Medical, the high-fidelity mannequin was designed to recreate real childbirth conditions with startling realism.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
The first drill simulates the type of chance that might be generated in a Premier League match: two quick give-and-goes around the mannequins, then a first-time shot from the left corner of the penalty area.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
That first flight carried two mannequins named Helga and Zohar to measure radiation doses, but this second flight will carry flesh-and-blood astronauts, the first people to make the journey to the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.
—Jay Bennett, Wired News, 24 Mar. 2026
Developed by Laerdal Medical, the high-fidelity mannequin was designed to recreate real childbirth conditions with startling realism.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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The queen will gift a new Roo doll to the New York Public Library’s famous Winnie the Pooh collection as the character marks 100 years since its creation.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The leader of the rebellion chatted with young kids carrying Princess Leia dolls and wearing Boba Fett masks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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For four of these systems, the observations were sensitive enough to allow the astronomers to measure the masses of the component stars from first principles, independent of any guidance from theoretical models.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Using both an 800-pound horse dummy and live horses, RSF Fire personnel learned the basics about safety around horses during emergencies, useful steps to stabilize a horse prior to a formal rescue team’s arrival, and how Rancho Santa Fe personnel can support a large animal rescue unit on scene.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, paramedics practiced responding to a patient who had drowned in a water park using a pediatric manikin.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannequin. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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