model vs pick of the bunch

model

adj
  • Worthy of being a model; exemplary. 

verb
  • to display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model 

  • to use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model 

  • to create from a substance such as clay 

  • to be a model of any kind 

  • to make a model or models 

  • to make a miniature model of 

noun
  • A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications. 

  • A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature. 

  • A style, type, or design. 

  • Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact. 

  • A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing. 

  • An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition. 

  • The structural design of a complex system. 

  • An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology. 

  • A person, usually an attractive male or female that is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show. 

  • A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event. 

  • An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set. 

  • In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data. 

pick of the bunch

How often have the words model and pick of the bunch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )