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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
The ePlane Company claimed last month that its PT-01 was the first full-scale prototype of an eVTOL in India.
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
Elon Musk’s omnibus tech enterprise has reportedly developed a prototype handset intended to facilitate use of the company’s AI services.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
That year a fire destroyed the factory that housed Rohwedder’s prototype and blueprints.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
The company aims to launch a prototype soon and expand to 50,000 satellites by 2035.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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New Atlas,
3 July 2026
Elon Musk’s omnibus tech enterprise has reportedly developed a prototype handset intended to facilitate use of the company’s AI services.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
That year a fire destroyed the factory that housed Rohwedder’s prototype and blueprints.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
The company aims to launch a prototype soon and expand to 50,000 satellites by 2035.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for prototype
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prototype
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Their French 75, which is made with cognac, lemon and muscadet, is a perfect example thanks to a beautiful balance of elegance and ingenuity.
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One example is a joint venture with CDA near the future Route 390 and I-490 interchange next to O’Hare.
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The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story.
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The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
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Released at Watches and Wonders in April, the latest iteration retains the original’s 39 mm steel case, but has a few important technical and aesthetic upgrades.
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Now the game’s future is looking decidedly brighter and many more players of the original may be tempted to give the sequel a second chance.
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The boil-water notice was issued out an abundance of caution, the LADWP said, as additional testing is being done and samples collected.
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The ideal is to be able to smell a sample - then buy a prepacked equivalent.
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Those resolutions are considered a precursor to the Declaration of Independence.
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Feeding peanuts to the fans evolved, but the early days, whether for the precursor to Aramark or the work of Stevens, were all about a few simple items.
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The faster growth sits in those same non-blood specimens, much of it colonization rather than serious infection.
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The team also found that the carbon in both rocks was relatively intact, meaning the specimens might be resistant to radiation and oxidation or that it may have been recently exposed to the Martian surface.
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Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence.
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One of these is likely the evolutionary ancestor of all that is to come.
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In some instances, tribes used those dollars to source culturally-significant foods for tribal members such as bison meat, certain types of berries and wild rice that were included as part of a food box distribution.
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Gordon recalled one instance when an item the rescue had long relied on suddenly became far more expensive because of tariffs causing the rescue to have to spend $1,000 in unexpected costs.
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“Prototype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prototype. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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