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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
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong name-dropped two of the country’s largest companies during his budget address on Thursday, citing them as role models as the Southeast Asian country embraces artificial intelligence as a way to future-proof its economy.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 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, 10 Feb. 2026
This approach not only strengthens family relationships but also provides teens with positive role models who demonstrate community engagement and generosity in action.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
This support is even more crucial for youths who might not have consistent role models at home.
—Robert Bush, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Local fire companies and police departments are planning a small parade to welcome the team home, celebrating not only their national championship but also their role as leaders and role models in the community.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Many mass shooters have shown a fascination with or been fixated on other mass shooters and their lives out of a need to feel understood, to have role models and to be part of a community, according to experts in the psychology of school shooters.
—Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Feb. 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, 10 Feb. 2026
This approach not only strengthens family relationships but also provides teens with positive role models who demonstrate community engagement and generosity in action.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
My siblings were my role models, tutors in grade school, confidantes, and my sources of inspiration.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
This support is even more crucial for youths who might not have consistent role models at home.
—Robert Bush, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Local fire companies and police departments are planning a small parade to welcome the team home, celebrating not only their national championship but also their role as leaders and role models in the community.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Many mass shooters have shown a fascination with or been fixated on other mass shooters and their lives out of a need to feel understood, to have role models and to be part of a community, according to experts in the psychology of school shooters.
—Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for role models
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Any internet user can play the role of researcher, with people submitting examples of infringement and LightBar’s small team of moderators verifying entries.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The sale is one of the largest examples of a growing trend in California in which environmental groups and state agencies are helping tribes acquire ancestral lands, often centuries after they were forcibly removed.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Big ideas become talking points, then bills, then votes — often before communities can model the impacts or propose smarter alternatives.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
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But on Monday, the French pharma firm reported that clinical trial results showed its experimental oral drug venglustat improved the neurological manifestations of what’s known as type 3 Gaucher disease, which can include poor muscle coordination and cognitive issues.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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These sorcerers combat monstrous manifestations of negative human emotion, known as Curses, using a parallel energy source called Cursed Energy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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