variants
also mannikin
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as in model
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manikin
Noun
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Here’s what these intense forms of love reveal about us.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025 -
Her soft-hued shadow juxtaposed a black wing, which took the form of a thick tail reaching from her outer eye corner to her temple.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The Double Shot made our reviewer's hair nice and smooth while giving it volume, and managed to give less frizz than other models.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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Map migration priorities to outcomes such as accelerating innovation, enabling real-time analytics or supporting new digital business models.—
Chetan Mathur,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Hawaii led every state in net favorability — calculated by subtracting the unfavorable figure from the favorable figure — with a rating of +53.—
Brendan Rascius
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Some economists say the weak growth figures mean the Bank of England is now more likely to cut interest rates in August.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Mattel recently debuted a doll that is dressed in a playful blue polka-dot outfit, sporting a matching pastel purse and, most notably, wearing a continuous glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump clipped to her waist.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.—
Chris Clarke,
Popular Mechanics,
6 July 2017
Noun
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There are mannequins with giant tennis balls for heads in Mary’s Living & Giving charity shop; Italian food shop Vallebona has pillars made out of tennis balls topped by cheese wheels.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Resting in the corner of her apartment across from her full-length mirror, Bellew's mannequin is the upper half and waist of a woman's body.—
Katie Hill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
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“Manikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manikin. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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