Statue of Liberty
noun phrase
1
: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor
2
: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass
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No one had been in or out of the house for decades — despite an address on one of the city’s most enviable blocks, where the view out the back looks over the promenade toward lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Along with the Statue of Liberty, this wonderful Victorian pier marks your grand entrance to New York Harbor.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
That included a 1983 marketing campaign that pledged to contribute a penny to the restoration of the Statue of Liberty every time one of its credit cards was used.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The trailer got a big cheer for its final moment that showed Godzilla approaching the Statue of Liberty as the kaiju makes its way through New York City.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Along with the Statue of Liberty, this wonderful Victorian pier marks your grand entrance to New York Harbor.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
That included a 1983 marketing campaign that pledged to contribute a penny to the restoration of the Statue of Liberty every time one of its credit cards was used.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The trailer got a big cheer for its final moment that showed Godzilla approaching the Statue of Liberty as the kaiju makes its way through New York City.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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