effigy

noun

Definition of effigynext
as in portrait
a depiction of a person

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Recent Examples of effigy At the centre of the hands-free dial is the effigy of a work representing one of those four civilizations, which is created using stones identical to those featured in the Louvre pieces. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for effigy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigy
  1. portrait
  2. portrayal
  3. image
  4. replica
  5. carbon
  6. likeness
Noun
  • Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of portrait
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  • Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Seeing Black children and their families living ordinary yet robust lives in stories undermines negative portrayals.
    — Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of portrayal
Noun
  • The flag was also draped over Khamenei’s casket in images published last week by his official X account.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Rodríguez Castro, the person said, projects a similar tough-guy image.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • Not far away lay a replica Viking longship, a smaller version of the vessel used by their spiritual and ancestral kin to explore and raid from North America to North Africa a millennium earlier.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • He was later fished out — and a replica was installed on White House grounds.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • Such plantations often store less carbon, support fewer animals, and are less resilient to drought, disease, and wildfire than natural forests.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • The team initially searched for simpler sugars with three carbon atoms but didn’t find any.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of carbon
Noun
  • When OpenAI launched its Sora video app last fall with limited likeness protections, SAG-AFTRA condemned it, and OpenAI backed away within days.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Won said his company needs a few photos and short voice samples of the deceased to make a likeness.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
Definition of likeness

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