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
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David Hockney, the British artist most famous for his 1960s paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools and double portraits rendered in vivid acrylic paints, died at his London home on Thursday, June 11, at age 88.—
Constance W. Glenn,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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That year also saw Hockney’s first appearance in Vogue, a group portrait with fellow painters Howard Hodgkin, John Howlin, and Ian Stephenson.—
Robin Muir,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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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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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Stop in Jackson Park to tour the new Obama Presidential Center, with interactive exhibits, a life-sized Oval Office replica, and a panoramic Sky Room overlooking Chicago.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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While the original fort no longer stands, a full-scale replica of the original was built and opened to the public in 2025.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 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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The fungi then siphon the carbon into the soil, supporting pretty much all life on the planet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Meanwhile, over the past few years, US courts have confirmed that college varsity athletes have the right to control their name, image and likeness (NIL), and the ability to transfer from school to school to enhance their NIL earnings without penalty for the athlete or the school.—
Dr. J. Lee Peters,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Commissioned by two abolitionists to capture Brown’s likeness before he was hanged, Brackett made a marble bust that turned his face into a sort of cross between Moses and Socrates, with Brown’s iconic beard rippling out of his chin like a white flame.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Effigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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