poster child
noun
1
: a child who has a disease and is pictured in posters to solicit funds for combating the disease
2
: a person having a public image that is identified with something (such as a cause)
Examples of poster child in a Sentence
She was a stirring speaker and activist and soon became the poster child of the antiwar movement.
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The current Toyota Prius, the longstanding poster child of fuel efficiency, is facing direct competition from Honda in the form of the new 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid.
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The Silver State is this year’s poster child for brazen attempts to undermine election integrity.
—John Fund, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
This is the poster child for most AI roads leading back to Google or OpenAI, as Sierra is co-founded by search giant vets Clay Bavor and Bret Taylor (who also chairs OpenAI's board).
—Dan Primack, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
On the other side of the spectrum is Jack in the Box, which became the poster child for food safety issues decades ago.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The Silver State is this year’s poster child for brazen attempts to undermine election integrity.
—John Fund, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
This is the poster child for most AI roads leading back to Google or OpenAI, as Sierra is co-founded by search giant vets Clay Bavor and Bret Taylor (who also chairs OpenAI's board).
—Dan Primack, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
On the other side of the spectrum is Jack in the Box, which became the poster child for food safety issues decades ago.
—Amelia Lucas,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Poster child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20child. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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