Thesaurus results for ROLE MODELS

role models

noun

plural of role model

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someone who another person admires and tries to be like Parents need to be good role models for their children. Athletes should remember that they are role models.

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Recent Examples of role models Now, budding Gen Z and Gen Alpha workers consider Emma Chamberlain and MrBeast to be their role models. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Children often look to athletes and cultural figures as role models, and seeing elite competitors prioritize safety can help redefine what strength and resilience look like. — Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Engelbert even talked about young girls viewing WNBA players as role models. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 27 July 2026 As our bodies, minds, and spirits gain wisdom from more people and experiences, role models and heroes change. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Annaconne and Faigenbaum both said that includes children having access to safe, noncompetitive activity, like recess in schools, and positive role models, like parents. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 2 July 2026 To their community, the couple appeared to be role models of happiness and devotion. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Sports can also help protect against depression and stress by bringing supportive adults and positive role models into children’s lives. — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

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Organizations seeking the award share examples of innovative programs and initiatives that improve both patient care and staff well-being.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
The most famous examples come with Coy Hill on the label, referring to particular warehouses at the distillery in Lynchburg that often yield super high-ABV barrels with very little whiskey left in them after close to a decade of maturation.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

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Blind audience members received Braille programs, tactile models and live audio description, while deaf spectators followed overhead titles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Anthropic ran its tests without the standard safety safeguards in models that are generally available to the public.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

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