effigies

plural of effigy

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Recent Examples of effigies 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 If Silicon Valley’s wilder promises are to be entertained, our spirits may one day be able to join our effigies on the internet. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigies
Noun
  • Highlights include intimate portraits by Nan Goldin and a monochrome image of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe during their hedonistic era in New York.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her posts around this time were more often portraits of the outsized characters that dominate conservative politics than about actual policy.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fourth episode depicts him as a negligent and emotionally abusive lover to Satan, further connecting him to the show’s previous portrayals of Saddam Hussein.
    Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • From early portrayals built on stereotypes to today’s layered narratives, positive representation has been an exhausting but necessary journey for creatives of color.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lord entered the truck in competitions in Louisiana and Texas and loved to park it in front of the Henderson building to take pictures of it, Michelle said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Generations of scientists have dedicated their careers to sculpting increasingly sophisticated planetary replicas.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know China's Chang Guang Satellite Technology shared images taken by its Jilin-1 satellites on September 8, showing a Maxar Technologies WorldView Legion 2 satellite.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.
    Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This includes shooting some sequences with live actors, with plans to use face and pose transfer techniques with AI tools to preserve the likenesses of the original actors in the movie.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The actors appear to have been chosen based on their likenesses alone.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Effigies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigies. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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