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- we could gradually see the figure of a ship coming our way through the fog
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- figures from the worlds of sport and entertainment will be guests at the White House dinner
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- cause célèbre
- (also cause celebre),
- celeb,
- celebrity,
- icon
- (also ikon),
- light,
- luminary,
- megastar,
- name,
- notability,
- notable,
- notoriety,
- personage,
- personality,
- somebody,
- standout,
- star,
- superstar,
- VIP
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- painted wooden figures by untrained artists can be quite valuable on today's antiques market
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- upholstered the chair with a fabric embossed with figures of fleur-de-lis
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- the layout editor could have done a better job of getting the figures on the same page as the specific portion of text that they are intended to illustrate
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- a number of the paintings at the auction sold at figures far higher than had been estimated
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- the ice sculpture at the banquet was in the figure of an eagle spreading its wings
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- a person with a good head for figures
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- unshaven and dirty, he presents a sorry figure
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- air,
- attitude,
- bearing,
- behavior,
- comportment,
- demeanor,
- deportment,
- manner,
- poise,
- pose
- countenance,
- face,
- features,
- habit,
- habitus,
- person
- [archaic],
- physiognomy,
- superficies,
- visage
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of figure (Entry 2 of 2)
- we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats
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- let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix
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- the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357
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- the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer
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“Figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of figure was in the 13th century
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