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noun

plural of model
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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
Meanwhile, Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia champion open models for innovation and security. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 As welcome as this news will be to the company’s investors, even more exciting was when Vigna said the company would unveil two new models before the year is over. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026 The rollout of Anthropic’s powerful Mythos model nearly four months ago raised concerns that hackers could potentially use these models to exploit vulnerabilities. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Sellers can edit any mistakes before an auction begins, and those corrections are used to further improve future AI models. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 As artificial intelligence models become larger and cloud platforms process ever-growing amounts of data, one challenge is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, which is memory. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Based on data over the past month, the top five most popular models on OpenRouter, a platform that tracks data across AI models, were Chinese. — ABC News, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for models
  1. reproductions
  2. figures
  3. ideas
  4. conditions
  5. miniatures
  6. dolls
  7. examples
  8. fashions
Noun
  • Knowing what to look for and paying attention to common red flags that may indicate reproductions is key to scoring genuine treasures.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026
  • While reproductions can be excellent options, there should be a different price point.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of reproductions
Noun
  • Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • From longline styles, like Jennifer Lawrence’s denim jorts, to Margot Robbie’s polished Bermuda style, these outfit formulas offer new ideas built around the best basics, making these summer staples feel impossibly fresh.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Verb
  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
  • Devised by Mattel as the first trackable toy car in 1968, these cool miniatures have become one of the most popular toys of all time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Disney loved miniatures and was an avid collector of the tiny pieces of art.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of miniatures
Noun
  • There are too many mentions of Julia Roberts and of Fauci bobblehead dolls.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The video features key symbols of Chicano culture, from lowriders to marionette dolls and sparkly Lady of Guadalupe statues.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The best treatment is prevention, and vaccination remains one of the clearest examples of that principle in action.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of examples
Verb
  • Huckleberry is a cozy little spot that fashions itself as a sea-to-plate and farm-to-table joint with a twist of Southern charm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Other textures considered, Dulude-De Celles also fashions a film about exile and estrangement and sacrificing one’s identity in pursuit of self-preservation, about what a place can do to people.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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