modelling
Britishnoun
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the act or an instance of making a model
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the practice or occupation of a person who models clothes
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a technique in psychotherapy in which the therapist encourages the patient to model his behaviour on his own
Example Sentences
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Using modelling simulations, they determined the most likely scenario was that the object is powered by a central black hole surrounded by a cocoon of gas that makes it resemble a star.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The dataset combines observations from satellites operated by multiple countries, weather stations on land, at sea and in the air, together with climate modelling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Another associate of Epstein, French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, was found hanged in his Paris prison cell in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then she shows us old modelling photos where she had a small tattoo, dating back to when she was a teenager.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I'd like to bring out the modelling of the features. And I'd try to get hold of all the back hair."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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