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something or someone serving as a basis for imitation
The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.
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But lambda, or constant dark energy, is a central paradigm of the standard model of cosmology, which has so far withstood almost any test.
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Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Reforms led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ushered in a new paradigm in which women in the kingdom can drive, travel abroad without a male guardian, work, marry, divorce, and socialize in mixed-gender spaces.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Amid a complex international scenario, White Milano organizers continue to look beyond the realm of the traditional trade show paradigm, strengthening its partnership with Middle East buyers and brands.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Relying on Russia’s economic frailty also leans on a different societal paradigm to where the Kremlin is at now.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Reforms led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ushered in a new paradigm in which women in the kingdom can drive, travel abroad without a male guardian, work, marry, divorce, and socialize in mixed-gender spaces.
—Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Amid a complex international scenario, White Milano organizers continue to look beyond the realm of the traditional trade show paradigm, strengthening its partnership with Middle East buyers and brands.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Relying on Russia’s economic frailty also leans on a different societal paradigm to where the Kremlin is at now.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradigm
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One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of the most famous examples of a major business leader succeeding from failure was Apple’s visionary cofounder Steve Jobs.—
Sydney Lake,
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24 Oct. 2025
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“Paradigm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradigm. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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