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also mannikins
1
as in dolls
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes
the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion
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as in models
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising
the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk
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Noun
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The toy maker said worldwide gross billings for dolls, infant, toddler and preschool products were down.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026 -
For much of the nineteenth century, dolls were made at home from corn husks, clothing scraps, and the like, or produced from expensive, fragile bisque porcelain and kept high up on shelves to be admired by grownup collectors, not pawed by clumsy kids.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The vehicles, Bronco Badlands models with the Sasquatch Package, are purpose-built to navigate unforgiving terrain.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Every major Lincoln sculptor since has consulted them as models.—
Harold Holzer,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Since the retail figures aren’t adjusted for inflation, weaker figures could be impacted by steep holiday discounts.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The exhibition is punctuated by large-scale installations including male mannequins performing spectacular stunts atop moving boxes (58% Poliéster, 2025) and schoolbags dropped on the floor as if teenagers had just left the room (Para baixo MUITO, or Down VERY MUCH, 2025).—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Two of the mannequins will be replicas of local dogs, a black poodle and golden retriever.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Manikins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikins. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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