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mannequin

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /
NOUN
life-size dummy
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Students at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology carefully draped a mannequin in traditional Korean funeral cloth, smoothing the fabric as if over real skin, before gently lowering it into a coffin.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

In some cases, they said they have resorted to using afro hair mannequin heads due to a lack of real models.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

For our final critique, I offered to help lug her sewing mannequin across campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

So I did what I had to do and became a real-life dance mannequin.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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