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as in leader
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Recent Examples of figurehead
From partisan giving by Googlers to X’s figurehead’s recent selection of a favorite, political and ideological skews are seeping into the business world.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The vessel is built in the style of a 19th-century vessel, complete with a wooden figurehead at the bow of Norse goddess Freyja.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Some believe the progressive left is at its best without a dominant figurehead tethered to Washington, instead shifting much of the power and influence within the movement to the grassroots.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Bernard had hoped that Sims would accept the figurehead position he’d been given and would stay out of his way forever.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The vessel is built in the style of a 19th-century vessel, complete with a wooden figurehead at the bow of Norse goddess Freyja.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Some believe the progressive left is at its best without a dominant figurehead tethered to Washington, instead shifting much of the power and influence within the movement to the grassroots.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2024
Bernard had hoped that Sims would accept the figurehead position he’d been given and would stay out of his way forever.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurehead
Noun
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The suit was mostly sculpted by hand, using materials like silicon gels and hyper-realistic puppet heads.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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At San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, families can also find a child-sized grocery store play area, a puppet theater, a wind tunnel and other activities for kids.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Today leaders of the world’s largest technology platforms kissed the president’s ring.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Attendees who made it inside the Rotunda and were seated directly behind the lectern included Trump’s Cabinet nominees and senior officials, former presidents and vice presidents, GOP donors and tech industry leaders like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Flashback: Today's housing shortage is rooted in the 2008 housing bust when a huge number of homebuilders went out of business, from which the industry never recovered, Peck reports.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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There’s no word on who the busts will be yet, but the site will be visible by plane.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.—
Jane Tyska,
The Mercury News,
12 July 2024
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From there, Grimes also came aboard The Orville as the ship’s helmsman.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The can-opener — wedging your stick between the forward’s legs and either dumping them to the ice or maneuvering them around like a marionette — was popular in Richardson’s time.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Henson constructs an adorable miniature world for this special using a clever mix of puppets, marionettes, and animatronics, punctuated by soulful tunes by songwriter Paul Williams.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Daily Medtronic taps Renault’s CFO to be its new finance chief.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Success comes with its own complications—chief among them a narrowing pool of equally accomplished partners.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At one point, a sleepy Pekingese took notice of Alice’s baby doll.—
Chloe Malle,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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And, for a spell in the nineteen-eighties, Lynch kept a proto-ricky group of identical Woody Woodpecker dolls in his office, named Chucko, Buster, Pete, Bob, and Dan.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Glenn talks to Gary about stepping up separating himself from the crew in working toward becoming a captain.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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As a team captain, Mahomes is a strong pick when choosing a jersey.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Figurehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurehead. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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