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as in idiots
a stupid person
it's obvious that she's in love with you, you dummy
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
for the movie, the props department made a dummy of the lunar module actually used in the mission
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Noun
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The renowned brand is honoring women in music with Barbie’s 2025 Career of the Year and Role Model dolls, and Keys happens to be one of them.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025 -
The general gist of the new dolls is to celebrate two distinct industry roles—musical Artist and Tour Manager.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the skills lab, students can be found in their signature purple scrubs, introducing themselves to the mannequins and asking them about their pain, said Brenda Solari, the Meridian site director, on a tour of the campus.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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On one of McGovern’s trips through the loop of rooms, mannequins of the Mehndez family sit around a TV that shows stock footage of unsettling threshers on farmland.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This convergence is enabling next-generation capabilities, such as digital twins—virtual replicas of physical systems.—
Robert Backhouse,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Digital Twin Ecosystems In digital twin ecosystems, physical products automatically generate and maintain virtual replicas that simulate usage, predict maintenance needs and gather real-world performance data.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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