Thesaurus results for MANNEQUINS

mannequins

noun

plural of mannequin

as in dolls

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the mannequin over there looks so real

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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 mannequins The original room also has mannequins showing off fashion-forward outfits from the winners of the Liberty Fabrics x Graduate Fashion Foundation Competition, with lots of lovely clashing patterns and textures. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 However, any moments that would be guaranteed to be grim end up being almost benign, as dead bodies are intact, have strangely unemotional, open-eyed faces, and almost seem like mannequins buried under mud and sand. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Many of the mannequins loom high above us, an army of chic automatons. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 That’s nothing new, but the way in which the new installation will do so is rather unconventional—through mannequins dressed in flowers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026 The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026 In an act of pure showmanship, Bolton has placed mannequins clothed in fleshlike skintight garments in a tall glass vitrine visible to museumgoers heading toward the medieval wing—a seductive preview that may help lure them away from Arms and Armor. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Thermal chambers replicate the effects of heat and humidity on apparel donned by people or robot mannequins. — Claire Rush, Fortune, 28 June 2026 The idea is to have expert hairstylists train uninitiated or intimidated fathers on how to comb and braid their kids’ hair, using salon-type head mannequins but in a setting for bros. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

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Noun

La Palomilla in Mexico City gives guests traditional worry dolls as part of the bedtime routine.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Barbie dolls have been available since 1959 and have routinely been used to highlight different careers via outfits and accessories.

— Jason Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Based on data over the past month, the top five most popular models on OpenRouter, a platform that tracks data across AI models, were Chinese.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Doctors are using conversational AI models to quickly answer clinical questions, clarify drug dosing guidelines, investigate drug interactions, and stay up to date with the latest research studies.

— Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of models

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Headline figures such as tasks completed, queries handled or hours saved can look impressive while concealing errors, rework, poor customer outcomes and escalating operating expenses.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Amkor Technology — Shares dropped 7% as the semiconductor packaging and testing provider gets set to report quarterly figures after the stock market closes.

— Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 July 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
Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center.

— Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of manikins

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Leandro Trossard’s Cruyff turns and dummies did that for Arsenal fans, as did Jesus’ mazy runs that transformed the side before his knee injury playing for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Dickson also shared pictures of potential dummies, including one in light gray.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

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