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model
worthy of imitation
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adjective
worthy of imitation
“exemplary behavior”
noun
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
noun
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
noun
a type of product
“his car was an old model”
noun
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
“the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”
noun
something to be imitated
“an exemplar of success”
noun
a representative form or pattern
“I profited from his example”
noun
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
“she was too fat to be a mannequin”
noun
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
“the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos”
noun
someone worthy of imitation
“every child needs a role model”
verb
form in clay, wax, etc
“model a head with clay”
verb
construct a model in the likeness of
“model an airplane”
verb
create a representation or simulation of
“The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights”
verb
plan or create according to a model or models
verb
display (clothes) as a mannequin
“model the latest fashion”
verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
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Example Sentences
exemplary behavior
model citizens
his car was an old model
the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
an exemplar of success
a model of clarity
he is the very model of a modern major general
I profited from his example
she was too fat to be a mannequin
the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
every child needs a role model
model a head with clay
model an airplane
The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
model the latest fashion
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
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