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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There’s also a peek into the Statue of Liberty, which was produced in partnership with the Consulate General of France in New York.
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Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
But that's like saying the Statue of Liberty is just a pile of copper.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
The team gathered a short list of about 150 objects, including the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the four-foot model of the Statue of Liberty sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1875.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
SpaceX built the rocket, which was eventually called Starship and is larger than the Statue of Liberty.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
But that's like saying the Statue of Liberty is just a pile of copper.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
The team gathered a short list of about 150 objects, including the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the four-foot model of the Statue of Liberty sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in 1875.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 3 June 2026
SpaceX built the rocket, which was eventually called Starship and is larger than the Statue of Liberty.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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