models 1 of 2

noun

plural of model
1
as in reproductions
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size the dollhouse was a tiny, perfect model of the family's actual house

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as in figures
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the most famous models can earn thousands of dollars an hour

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as in ideas
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation she's the very model of the dedicated teacher

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models

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verb

present tense third-person singular of model
as in patterns

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Recent Examples of models
Noun
Instead of manufacturing and physically testing hundreds of battery designs, engineers used computer models to evaluate more than 300,000 possible configurations before producing a prototype. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 The connective tissue between different models remains immature, and real transformation depends on it. — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 The company is also developing new footwear models, including boots, to strengthen the category. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 By adopting and adapting existing models, the continent’s outputs can evolve more quickly. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026 Nonstick pans are also significantly easier to wash than stainless steel models, requiring more scrubbing and elbow grease to clean leftover residue. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The former UConn women’s basketball star will be one of 11 women in the issue, a group that includes mostly professional models as well as pro golfer Charley Hull. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 Experts say that this has been key to Chinese AI models becoming more capable. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Structured transition programs like mentorship, residency models, and protected learning time are uneven or absent. — Lynne S. Moronski, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for models
  1. reproductions
  2. figures
  3. ideas
  4. conditions
  5. miniatures
  6. dolls
  7. examples
  8. fashions
Noun
  • On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of reproductions
Noun
  • The cost figures draw on the Family Budget Calculator developed by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute from federal data on rents, food costs and consumer spending, with The Post’s own health care estimates.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Another star turn goes to Mary Ellen Pleasant, who was arguably America’s first Black millionaire and inarguably one of the most canny and chameleonlike figures this country has ever produced.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As the woman in the shop explained to them, and the editors dutifully left in the episode to exonerate them, part of the aesthetic is bridging international ideas of cuteness (or kawaii in Japanese).
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Verb
  • Corporate culture often conditions executives to ignore their gut.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
    — Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • Access to materials such as Tough 1500 V2 already expands its usefulness beyond miniatures and decorative prints, opening up functional projects without requiring a professional system.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Launched earlier this year by Stanford engineering graduate and former venture capitalist Madilyn Ontiveros Plumlee, Vero Studio specializes in the niche art form of bridal miniatures.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of miniatures
Noun
  • Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • The world’s highest-profile tech billionaires offer the most conspicuous examples.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The original plan for 25 street-legal M6 GTs was eventually altered to 50 examples due to FIA requirements, but production never came to fruition, derailed by the 32-year-old McLaren’s death during testing at Goodwood in 1970.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of examples
Verb
  • Back in the exhibition space, another section is dedicated to the work of the modiste, or milliner, who fashions hats from materials like canvas, organza, leather and tweed.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, Murphy fashions the moment into a statement on trauma, with Bret’s reflections about his youthful naïveté mirroring some of the language of the #MeToo movement.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashions

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“Models.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/models. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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