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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Kenny Chesney walks around office on the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, peering out the floor-to-ceiling windows in search of his skyline barometers—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and one of his favorite places to perform, MetLife Stadium.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimberly dressed up as a fox, while their kids’ costumes ranged from the Statue of Liberty to more traditionally spooky looks.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Rising 400 feet above the Acuity Insurance campus off Interstate 43, the ACUITY Flagpole is the tallest in the country—nearly 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The Gateway Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and over twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimberly dressed up as a fox, while their kids’ costumes ranged from the Statue of Liberty to more traditionally spooky looks.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Rising 400 feet above the Acuity Insurance campus off Interstate 43, the ACUITY Flagpole is the tallest in the country—nearly 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
The Gateway Arch is 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument and over twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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