effigies

noun

plural of effigy
as in portraits
a depiction of a person

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Recent Examples of effigies That is what happens when a society burns effigies long enough; eventually, somebody mistakes a person for one. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 He was subjected to booing in the stands at games, had effigies of him burned, and even received death threats. — Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Roads in the capital city, Brazzaville, were paved with Sassou N’Guesso's effigies. — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Trump had posted some of Loomer’s footage on his Truth Social account and threatened to seize the canal, prompting Panamanians to burn effigies of him. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Every December, families in Guatemala set giant devil effigies on fire. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025 Before the invention of photography, these edible effigies were placed on altars as representations of the deceased. — Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025 In 1765, a tree planted in colonial Boston became a rallying point for the Sons of Liberty, who protested British rule by hanging effigies of officers from its branches and giving speeches. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigies
  1. portraits
  2. portrayals
  3. pictures
  4. replicas
  5. images
  6. facsimiles
  7. likenesses
Noun
  • Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers.
    — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watermelon was founded in 2024 by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali to present more complex portraits of Palestinians and Arabs.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Civic Life, showing artists’ portrayals of experience in the courthouse, the polling place, the political headquarters, and elsewhere.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers said participants wanted content creators, influencers and television and film producers to offer more nuanced and authentic portrayals of religion and spirituality.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • Several other curved, slender bones were soon found nearby, according to pictures shared with the station.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Zeimetz, coincidentally or not, posted pictures at a Hammond restaurant and at a Joliet Slammers baseball game on those corresponding dates.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • The leading men were outfitted with head-turning wigs and conspicuous facial hair, as well as spot-on replicas of the group's Tommy Nutter suits and denim ensembles.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As this report revealed, the Abu Dhabi Potter land is expected to be the only one worldwide with replicas of both Hogwarts Castle and Diagon Alley.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of replicas
Noun
  • As a part of its investigation, the department has released those images from surveillance footage.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watch another teaser, get more information, and see some still images from the series below.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • But there’s always the risk that the variations become lifeless facsimiles.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Seventeen were replaced with reproductions or facsimiles, while three were taken off view.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of facsimiles
Noun
  • In 2009, former UCLA star Ed O’Bannon successfully sued over the use of his and other players’ likenesses in video games that featured classic college teams.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Even as Higgsfield promises the film isn’t meant for Hollywood’s content pool, the project is a test for how public figures can get paid to see their likenesses and scripts adapted with generative AI.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of likenesses

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