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mannequin

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /
NOUN
life-size dummy
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She spends much of her time practicing on mannequin heads in her childhood room.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

"Her favorite colors, without a doubt, I would say are purple and burgundy," the 63-year-old pattern-maker and tailor told AFP amid her sewing machines and a mannequin on which she assembles the presidential wardrobe.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

He had to operate out of shotgun, as opposed to being under center, wasn’t as sharp and accurate as he typically is, and protected a gloved left hand that looked borrowed from a Macy’s mannequin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

Neo looks like a cross between a fencing instructor and a Lululemon mannequin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Various unusual objects littered the room—a birdcage, a phonograph, a battle-ax, a hanging scale, a mannequin, a globe the size of a beach ball.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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