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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
This incident mirrors that of January 2023 in Madrid, when a mannequin wearing Vinicius Junior’s shirt was hung from the neck from a bridge ahead of a between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The institute had previously rated two of the models for nighttime crash prevention using pedestrian mannequins that wore dark clothing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: O'Connell is known for whimsy — cue his pandemic-era dining mannequins or ballet classes for staff coordination.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
In 1979, a bomb was thrown from a moving car into the London building where the designer had a showroom, which was damaged along with the mannequins in her window display.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Colin Millar, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The institute had previously rated two of the models for nighttime crash prevention using pedestrian mannequins that wore dark clothing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: O'Connell is known for whimsy — cue his pandemic-era dining mannequins or ballet classes for staff coordination.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
In 1979, a bomb was thrown from a moving car into the London building where the designer had a showroom, which was damaged along with the mannequins in her window display.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannequin
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Vigil and other women will receive dolls created by students in Manuel Jara Elementary School David Orona’s art class to represent the women’s strengths on April 5 at the Northside Community Center.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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Did a kid eat a battery somewhere and now I'm forced to use a power drill to disassemble a $10 talking Frozen doll?—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Jenner has crafted a simple and refined off-duty model style, looking often to The Row for individual pieces and accessories, and finding her rhythm in both high-low moments and more ladylike looks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Breaking Down Systemic Barriers Liu believes the lack of investment in women’s health isn’t due to flawed business models, but to systemic barriers.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2025.
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