template
noun
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
templates
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pluralof template.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Free templates for power-of-attorney and health-agent documents may be available from a state agency, and those will need to be signed by a witness or notarized.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
She said: "He found a little hedgehog in need of care and we got talking, so the upshot was that I gave them the templates for both nesting and feeding boxes."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
What began as the occasional parent ride-along to a job interview coming out of the Covid era is now full-on career “co-piloting,” said Jasmine Escalera, head career coach at résumé templates service Zety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Most likely, they're relying on boilerplate templates which can be detected by large language models that analyze patterns in texts," Professor Barnett said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Then the stone was cut, chiseled, and hammered by the stone cutters so it would match the patterns or templates supplied by the master mason.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
