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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Chicago has been used as a poster child for America’s problems for a very long time, particularly by folks who don’t actually live here.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Tulips have to be the poster child for deer candy in the garden.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Even pandas—poster child of adorableness—don’t match the plush ideal.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
The bank lifted its price target on the artificial intelligence trade poster child to $210 from $200.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Tulips have to be the poster child for deer candy in the garden.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Even pandas—poster child of adorableness—don’t match the plush ideal.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
The bank lifted its price target on the artificial intelligence trade poster child to $210 from $200.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Poster child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20child. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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