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as in expression
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
an old man with a noticeably happy visage
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as in face
the front part of the head
visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man
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Recent Examples of visage
Her makeup included a serene visage with smokey eyes and a glossy lip.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
But when the season ends, the lasting visage around the program might belong to Kevin Willard — despite his protests.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
D’Arcy’s makeup featured a natural, clean visage, while their hair was slicked back for a modern, edgy appearance.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
In that mighty visage, Stephens and Hernandez tease out a theme of grand scope and urgency.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
But when the season ends, the lasting visage around the program might belong to Kevin Willard — despite his protests.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
D’Arcy’s makeup featured a natural, clean visage, while their hair was slicked back for a modern, edgy appearance.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
In that mighty visage, Stephens and Hernandez tease out a theme of grand scope and urgency.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visage
Noun
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However, what begins as simplification quickly becomes centralization, where one platform governs not only distribution but also expression.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Evoking the concept of kingdoms while exploring diverse expressions of power, the pieces span empires, kingdoms, city-states, chiefdoms, and figures from divine rulers to heroic leaders.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Somewhere, sometime, somehow, Rob Tanner’s face will break into the loveliest smile, Arsenal will no longer be second and maybe Manchester United will stop being quite so bad.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Élysée Palace now appears to be on-message surrounding the bizarre video of the French president getting shoved in the face by his wife after touching down in Vietnam.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Unlike the lower headlights with a separate horizontal daytime running lamp that debuted on the KL generation, the Cherokee has more rectangular headlamps surrounded by the running lamps flanking the upright grille in a look similar to the Recon.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
Noun
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My only tangible evidence was a necklace my mother had left behind—a cameo carved into shell that depicted her countenance.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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The stories sit like figures in a painting by Alice Neel, if all the camaraderie in Neel’s work were drained out: staring straight ahead, some steely, some yearning, countenances slightly askew, drawn with thick streaks of candor, elbows jutting sideways.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Some passengers can be heard humming or singing along, while others look back at her with a smile on their face.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Van Halen, now 34, has a less-enthused smile on his face and is wearing an orange frock and feather-topped hat.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Neville can barely talk about success — his and his team’s — without breaking into a grin and marveling at how much better things are not just for him, but for them.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Just look at those big floppy ears and toothy grin, those Tasmanian Devil-meets-Hula dancer moves, and try to keep a straight face.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
21 May 2025
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“Visage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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