fit (into/in) the mold of
idiom
: to be like
She does not fit (into/in) the mold of a typical college professor.
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Robinson has never understood how Gen X consumers are expected to fit the mold of Gen Z, for example, which has entirely different skincare concerns.
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Like 2010 Auburn, this team did not fit the mold of a national champion, producing just six draft picks, though one was future Pro Bowl safety Roy Williams.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The lone defender, Iowa State cornerback Darian Porter, fit the mold of the corners Carroll coached in Seattle.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The most recent cuts at HHS fit into the mold of rolling back protections and reshaping science.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Like 2010 Auburn, this team did not fit the mold of a national champion, producing just six draft picks, though one was future Pro Bowl safety Roy Williams.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The lone defender, Iowa State cornerback Darian Porter, fit the mold of the corners Carroll coached in Seattle.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The most recent cuts at HHS fit into the mold of rolling back protections and reshaping science.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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