as in portrait
a depiction of a person
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Recent Examples of effigy
An effigy of Yoon at a demonstration calling for his ouster in Seoul on Thursday.
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
As previously reported, The Wrap said that the effigy will travel the U.S. as part of a Crooked and Obscene Tour.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere in New Delhi, members of the youth wing of India’s main opposition party burned an effigy of Trump.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Some even created a paper mache effigy of Trump alongside billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who had prime seats at the inauguration.
—Linh Tat, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
As previously reported, The Wrap said that the effigy will travel the U.S. as part of a Crooked and Obscene Tour.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere in New Delhi, members of the youth wing of India’s main opposition party burned an effigy of Trump.
—Esha Mitra, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Some even created a paper mache effigy of Trump alongside billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who had prime seats at the inauguration.
—Linh Tat, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigy
Noun
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How did your own motherhood journey inform your portrayal of Gemma?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One approach would be to ramp up artificial neural networks to the level of being an exact replica of a human brain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mark Rober, who has over 65 million subscribers on YouTube, tested the vehicle's autonomous cameras by driving at a screen with an exact replica of the road behind it, in the style of a Looney Tunes sketch.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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These wetlands act as carbon sinks, sequestering carbon from the atmosphere and thereby influencing climate change mitigation.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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Naperville District 203 board approves carbon action plan The Naperville District 203 School Board approved a carbon action plan Monday that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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After the game, Willard defends his comments questioning Maryland’s name, image and likeness funds compared with those of other Big Ten counterparts.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Yes, the Kentucky brand and strong name, image and likeness financial support aided Pope in his efforts.—
Jesse Temple,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Effigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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