as in portrait
a depiction of a person
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Recent Examples of effigy
Two men carried an effigy of Maduro, his eyes blood-red, and his teeth vampiric, wearing a prison jumpsuit with a chain around his neck.
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Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
But what recurs now is pure linguistic gesture—the second time as empty effigy.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Swanson also uncovered a photograph of Banks with an effigy of a Black man hanging by a noose in the background at Mansfield High School.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
An inflatable effigy depicting Trump defacing the Constitution made its way through the crowd.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
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Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
But what recurs now is pure linguistic gesture—the second time as empty effigy.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Swanson also uncovered a photograph of Banks with an effigy of a Black man hanging by a noose in the background at Mansfield High School.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
An inflatable effigy depicting Trump defacing the Constitution made its way through the crowd.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigy
Noun
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Everson Mayor John Perry poses for a portrait on Emerson Road in 2022.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Written by 21-year-old Joe Anders and directed by his mother Kate Winslet, this simple, sentimental family portrait lacks the ring of lived experience at more than one level.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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The film won three Oscars and has since been widely cited as one of Hollywood’s most influential portrayals of the tech industry.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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No one from the previous cast is returning for The Social Reckoning, and that includes Jesse Eisenberg, whose acclaimed portrayal of Zuckberg earned him an Academy Award nomination.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Michael Jordan’s audacious leaps over towering defenders, Kobe Bryant’s cold-blooded poise in the waning seconds of an NBA Finals game — these are the images that linger, the memories that shape the sport.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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But these videos and still images, which the forum says were filmed by Hamas, show part of the hostages’ time in the tunnels under Gaza.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Other highlights that Conde Nast readers highlighted include the 26 miniature replicas of lighthouses around the world placed along the shoreline and wildlife viewing opportunities along the Mojave Sunset Trail.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Stallone lent a replica to the city last year for the first-ever Rocky Fest.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Fructose comes in big, hearty branches of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon; esters, the microscopic compounds that make melon melony and grapes grapey, are much more fragile.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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And then the other is thinking directly about carbon release and applications that involve changing the microbiome in cattle to avoid the emission of methane.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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Sanders has plenty of thoughts on refining the game in this day and age of the volatile transfer portal and lucrative name, image and likeness deals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The agreement included millions of dollars in direct payments and fees tied to his name, image and likeness (NIL) rights.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Effigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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