as in portrait
a depiction of a person
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Recent Examples of effigy
While tailgating, someone hung an effigy of a Kermit the Frog doll in a red No. 15 jersey and with hair that resembled Mahomes.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
An effigy of Musk was hung in Milan and image of him doing a straight-arm salute projected on a Tesla factory outside Berlin.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
That can be little effigies or messages of hopes or dreams.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
An effigy of Musk was hung in Milan and image of him doing a straight-arm salute projected on a Tesla factory outside Berlin.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
That can be little effigies or messages of hopes or dreams.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigy
Noun
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Even without all that, L.A. has a raft of problems on its hands, and the close-up at the moment is not a pretty portrait.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Obama was also ridiculed for wearing a sleeveless dress for her first official portrait, though Jacqueline Kennedy sported the same look during her time in the White House without backlash.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Swit won two Emmys for her portrayal of the Army nurse — she was nominated 10 times, every year the show was on the air except the first — and appeared on 240 of the series’ 251 episodes during its sensational 11-season run.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Felicity Huffman, who starred in the series as Lynette Scavo, earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But there are so many different pieces inside, so many essays, so many images.—
Kei Lim
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The strike hinges on a single issue: SAG-AFTRA’s strong concerns regarding consent and compensation for the use of AI replicas.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Infantino has appeared at Trump's rallies, dined with him at Davos, and even presented him with a replica of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy — now displayed in the Oval Office.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Gooch says the carbon allows for incredible flexibility in one direction and then extreme stiffness in the other that changes based on the amount of pressure placed on the product.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Each pound of fish caught by wild fisheries involves just 1⁄2 to 3 lb. of carbon, while red-meat production ranges from 15 to 50 lb.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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At one point, President Donald Trump was considering an executive order to regulate name, image and likeness in college sports after meeting with legendary Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Thirty Ink incurs annual expenses for delivering on Curry's name, image and likeness to earn revenue through that relationship, and those sales aren't impacted by traditional operational costs.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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“Effigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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