Thesaurus results for MANNEQUINS

mannequins

noun

plural of mannequin

as in dolls

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the mannequin over there looks so real

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as in models

a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection

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Recent Examples of mannequins The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026 With mannequins dotting the courtyard, the Italian brand made a statement. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 That’s nothing new, but the way in which the new installation will do so is rather unconventional—through mannequins dressed in flowers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Thermal chambers replicate the effects of heat and humidity on apparel donned by people or robot mannequins. — Claire Rush, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Thermal chambers replicate the effects of heat and humidity on apparel donned by people or robot mannequins. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Visuals of long empty hallways, unwieldy stacks of furniture, and an eerie Christmas scene with what looks like mannequins melting into the floor were shown. — Natalie Schriefer, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 The idea is to have expert hairstylists train uninitiated or intimidated fathers on how to comb and braid their kids’ hair, using salon-type head mannequins but in a setting for bros. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 In an act of pure showmanship, Bolton has placed mannequins clothed in fleshlike skintight garments in a tall glass vitrine visible to museumgoers heading toward the medieval wing—a seductive preview that may help lure them away from Arms and Armor. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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Now, there are advisory boards for both historical dolls and Girl of the Year, Cartwright says.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The backstory Educator, journalist, and philanthropist Pleasant Rowland—best known to the world as the creator of the American Girl line of dolls—graduated from Wells College, a former school in town, in 1962.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

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India relies heavily on foreign AI models and computing hardware, which makes its AI ambitions vulnerable to export control directives of other countries.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026
McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of models

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Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The movie welcomes several major Hollywood figures, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center.

— Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of manikins

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Those grisly trials eventually led to the first generation of moose dummies, which were mostly bundles of strong electrical wire and a wooden beam for a spine.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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