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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The global variety represented in shows set against the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor can come at the cost of coherence, except on the annual India Day.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Fully extended, the creation exceeds the height of the Statue of Liberty or the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
The piece depicts a transgender woman posing in the likeness of the Statue of Liberty.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 July 2025
There’s also a jaw-dropping view of the Statue of Liberty.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Fully extended, the creation exceeds the height of the Statue of Liberty or the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
The piece depicts a transgender woman posing in the likeness of the Statue of Liberty.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 July 2025
There’s also a jaw-dropping view of the Statue of Liberty.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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