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someone who another person admires and tries to be like
Parents need to be good role models for their children. Athletes should remember that they are role models.
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Recent Examples of role models
Dukes, the filings state, started looking up to people in the television and music industry because the male role models in his own life were in and out of jail.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
As Mike and Carol Brady, Robert Reed and Florence Henderson were good role models for their fictional children, both as characters and professional actors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Just as Prefontaine, Ryun and Liquori inspired Chapa’s generation, the success of Rupp, Matthew Centrowitz, Cole Hocker and Grant Fisher at the Olympic and World Championship level has provided the role models that young American runners missed during the 20-year slump.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
By 14, his ambition was to become a physician despite no role models and only having seen doctors twice for vaccinations.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The women follow in the men's footsteps and their role models are not their mothers.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Michael and Susan Dell have had a great impact and are great role models.
—Ray Dalio, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Preschools could highlight the need for teachers who serve as positive male role models.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
As Mike and Carol Brady, Robert Reed and Florence Henderson were good role models for their fictional children, both as characters and professional actors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Just as Prefontaine, Ryun and Liquori inspired Chapa’s generation, the success of Rupp, Matthew Centrowitz, Cole Hocker and Grant Fisher at the Olympic and World Championship level has provided the role models that young American runners missed during the 20-year slump.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
By 14, his ambition was to become a physician despite no role models and only having seen doctors twice for vaccinations.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The women follow in the men's footsteps and their role models are not their mothers.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Michael and Susan Dell have had a great impact and are great role models.
—Ray Dalio, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Preschools could highlight the need for teachers who serve as positive male role models.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role models
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The addition of Hines and Williams are examples of how the portal can be used to supplement high school recruiting.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent examples include Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, who both tore their Achilles during last year’s playoffs after dealing with calf strains.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican but not a DeSantis ally, spiked both ideas.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Infantino’s ideas and antics have frequently drawn resistance from some European federations and even the continent’s confederation, UEFA.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But that ultimately felt too literal, and so, Lowery came up with something a bit more fluid through various sketches and clay models.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic, developer of the popular Claude family of AI models, made a public stand earlier this year after expressing concerns about how the Pentagon would use its systems, particularly regarding the use of AI for domestic mass surveillance.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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This entry further defines community radio and then discusses its origins and its manifestations throughout the world.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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These multiple manifestations of the same background body can take circular arrangements, or Einstein Rings, and can also appear as rarer Einstein Crosses.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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