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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 model
She’s defined herself, and she’s become a role model for everybody in our school.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Marketers are uniquely placed to platform more positive role models and forms of masculinity.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Thank you for being a role model to not just me, but millions of people that dream big because of you.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
To be a role model for my girls, my city, and anybody out there chasing something bigger, this means everything.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Marketers are uniquely placed to platform more positive role models and forms of masculinity.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Thank you for being a role model to not just me, but millions of people that dream big because of you.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
To be a role model for my girls, my city, and anybody out there chasing something bigger, this means everything.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for role model
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For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Or why, for example, would Wayne Rooney, his former Old Trafford colleague, sign him twice for both Derby County and DC United?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Measure a neighbor’s trampoline or try one out in a sporting goods store to get a better idea of the best size for you.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Per usual, the old and new world methods clash over topics like whether to physically restrain Emma to a bed, and Theophilus is convinced that anything that looks like rational evidence against his ideas is just Satan manipulating everyone’s brain.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025
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Strong cited the new opt-out system being considered by the UK government, which would mean copyright holders would need to opt-out from having their material used for training AI models.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The findings are challenging the international adoption industry, which was built on the model created in South Korea.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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