Synonyms of paradigm

paradigm

noun

as in example

something or someone serving as a basis for imitation

The thesis paper provides a new paradigm for educational practices.

Related Words

• example
• principle
• model
• prototype
• archetype
• blueprint
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• original
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paradigm

Now, this new work breaks that paradigm with a thin-film material that combines intense structural rigidity with unmatched thermal insulation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Sodom and Gomorrah have long stood as paradigm cases of crime and punishment. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

In 2003 Henry Cohn of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Noam Elkies of Harvard University published a key paradigm for finding upper bounds on the density of sphere packings. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

However, the sole-source paradigm proved lucrative for ULA’s corporate parents, which each reported hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings from ULA per year in the first decade of the company’s existence. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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