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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
While full-scale production is still a couple of years away, Telo is actively testing its prototypes for safety and durability ahead of homologation inspections next winter.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
By offering these building blocks, AI Enterprise helps companies fast-track the development of AI solutions and transition them from prototype to production smoothly.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The program has been underway for a decade, and a prototype designed by the Air Force first flew in 2020, breaking records in the process (although what records and by how much was not disclosed).
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
There is no denying Flagg is the prototype for the current NBA star – a big man's height with the skills to score, pass and defend anyone on the court.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
By offering these building blocks, AI Enterprise helps companies fast-track the development of AI solutions and transition them from prototype to production smoothly.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The program has been underway for a decade, and a prototype designed by the Air Force first flew in 2020, breaking records in the process (although what records and by how much was not disclosed).
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
There is no denying Flagg is the prototype for the current NBA star – a big man's height with the skills to score, pass and defend anyone on the court.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
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For example, researchers have discovered that mutations in the BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes signal higher risk for certain cancers like breast cancer.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Theodore Roosevelt, for example, was disappointed in French artist Théobald Chartran's depiction of him from 1902, WETA reported.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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The most obvious forerunner is Video Quartet, a 2002 work in which four screens show four videos simultaneously, each constructed from myriad film clips, all synced in a way that interlaces their soundtracks into a musical composition.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Solution #4: Charles Schwab Schwab, a forerunner in discount brokerage, has a bank subsidiary that can do what banks usually do.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Williamson, the writer who created the franchise with the 1996 original, is directing the sequel. Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, the other half of the reboots' Core Four along with Ortega and Barrera, will reprise their roles.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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It's named the Peralta S and is modeled on a Maserati supercar, just like the original.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2025
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With the caveat of a minuscule sample, Altuve still entered Saturday worth one out above average in left field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This year’s improvements have been over a small sample size, but the Mets have benefited from the additions of Kranick and A.J. Minter, who signed a two-year, $22 million contract in the offseason to fill the left-handed void in last year’s bullpen.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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In addition, neighborhoods would no longer be required — as a precursor to meters — to test out two-hour and three-hour parking zones enforced by chalking tires instead of meters.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Directed by Arthur Penn, who brought a bold visual style, frank sexuality and graphic, balletic violence to a Hollywood dominated by optimistic pictures, this countercultural romance served as a precursor to the generational tension and mistrust in authority that was quietly pervading the country.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Recent funding has supported the digitization of over 2,000 vertebrate specimens, including rare and endangered species.—
Devon Akmon,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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The landscape is a gardeners’ dream with apple, plum, pear, cherry and nectarine trees, a goji berry patch, blueberry plants, an herb garden, fresh mint, specimens of viburnum, various holly shrubs, arborvitae, Alberta spruces and andromeda plants.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Until recently, the ancestors of insects were thought to be more millipede-like and evolved once invertebrates began to live on land.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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During the Pleistocene, our ancestors lived through several different ice ages.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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In one instance, authorities intercepted messages between Hardy and his alleged co-conspirator showing the pair plotting to steal a Mercedes-Benz SL550.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although most instances of sustainable development aren’t as easy to see as a regular software update, companies must build processes to ensure consistent improvement of their products.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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