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as in example
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
a literary character who is regarded as the prototype of the fanatical and intolerant pursuer of justice
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as in forerunner
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the Greek epic that is the prototype of the hero myth
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as in original
something from which copies are made
the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production
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Recent Examples of prototype
The goal is to ensure that as many scenarios as possible have been run in the virtual world before a person lays their hands on the first physical prototype of any new car.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Ng said on stage in another Axios interview that smart companies are building sandboxed prototypes to show what can be done — and then implementing the ones that show the most promise.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Darryn Peterson: Modern guard prototype The standout player from Prolific Prep is the 6-foot-5 combo guard who ran the show for the most complete team this weekend.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
In April 2023, one of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rockets exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after liftoff.
—Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Ng said on stage in another Axios interview that smart companies are building sandboxed prototypes to show what can be done — and then implementing the ones that show the most promise.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Darryn Peterson: Modern guard prototype The standout player from Prolific Prep is the 6-foot-5 combo guard who ran the show for the most complete team this weekend.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
In April 2023, one of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rockets exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after liftoff.
—Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
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For example a key assumption of the city’s plan anticipates future major capital improvements to maintain and expand water, sewer, and stormwater systems, including treatment facilities, wells, pipe oversizing, and water tower.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Following a quick free kick in the first half, for example, Savinho scampers down the line with just his full-back to beat.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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Three years before the convention, the Nixon administration had presented a draft treaty that proposed a forerunner to the International Seabed Authority: an agency established by the Law of the Sea that would collect royalties from underwater resources and distribute them to the developing world.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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According to Hall, Minute Man was a forerunner in a number of fast-food concepts.—
Mike Keckhaver),
arkansasonline.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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On most stations, Hollywood Squares will temporarily replace repeats of another CBS game show, The Price Is Right whose originals run earlier in the day.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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The screenplay is co-written by Ahn and James Schamus, who was also a co-writer on the original.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Related article Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say The South Pole–Aitken basin is estimated to be about 4.3 billion years old, but only rock samples will be able to prove whether that’s the case, Petro said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The team compared the oldest samples with tissue collected in 2024.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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This track is a precursor to a series of new releases planned for early 2025, signaling a year of growth and exploration for Sanders.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Starring Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto and Melissa Leo, Homicide ran for more than 100 episodes and seven seasons in the 1990s and is considered by many to be a precursor to Simon’s The Wire.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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To confirm their finding, the researchers conducted morphological and genetic analyses of six specimens.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Researchers from Hanoi University obtained a series of sea bug specimens from Vietnamese fishermen and restaurants.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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This year’s theme — A Whole Harvest Dining Experience — will involve meals that use an entire plant, as the ancestors of today’s Black chefs did.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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During the Lunar New Year period, families and loved ones gather to eat traditional holiday foods and pay their respects to their ancestors.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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This column is about an egregious instance of just that in recent months, a species of geopolitical suicide launched last November during the Biden era and still uncorrected by the new White House.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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In several instances throughout a video, an animation of a French fry goes inside the hole of a doughnut.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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