Thesaurus results for MANIKIN

manikin

noun

ˈma-ni-kən

variants also mannikin

Definition of manikin

as in doll

a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion

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as in model

a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk

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Recent Examples of manikin In another test, a human operator guided the robot through movements similar to a massage or medical procedure performed on a manikin. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 On Thursday, paramedics practiced responding to a patient who had drowned in a water park using a pediatric manikin. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for manikin

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Noun

Mattel didn’t need domestic Barbie factories if a Taiwanese partner could produce dolls more cheaply.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
At 27, the artist comes across like a life-size Bratz doll, armed with sugary vocals and upbeat melodies.

— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

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By 2023, with tensions mounting between Israel and Hamas, Qatari officials pressed for a different model, one that would deliver assistance to Gazans without making civilians dependent on either Hamas or the Israeli government.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
For a complicated model with multiple color changes, the waste can become substantial.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of model

Noun

But the mannequin sporting a naval-grazing Christopher Esber gown begs to differ.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Ryan Lawlor, who came up with the idea for the town’s Halloween scarecrow contest, got the mannequin heads, then searched for the right pair of glass frames and found them in a Dollar Store.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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