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Recent Examples of figurehead
Carrying out the ritual in an effective manner took a back seat, at times, to landing a figurehead like Michelle Obama or Taylor Swift.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The wooden figurehead of a female on the prow is rumored to be modeled after Bezos’ wife, Lauren Sanchez.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Both film and music — when made on a grand, industrial scale — require collaboration, a team of people who create an aesthetic, and one star, or figurehead, to represent the image.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Those linked to the role include Twofour chief creative officer David Brindley and Ben Frow, the creative figurehead at Paramount in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The wooden figurehead of a female on the prow is rumored to be modeled after Bezos’ wife, Lauren Sanchez.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Both film and music — when made on a grand, industrial scale — require collaboration, a team of people who create an aesthetic, and one star, or figurehead, to represent the image.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Those linked to the role include Twofour chief creative officer David Brindley and Ben Frow, the creative figurehead at Paramount in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurehead
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As the musical handyman and shop owner, Negri performed alongside such guests as Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett and Wynton Marsalis, not to mention beloved puppet King Friday.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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Includes art projects such as making a finger-puppet mascot for your favorite team, creating a soccer ball and field collage, and more.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Since that occurred, stadium management has met with the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and other Town leaders to learn the reasons for the modifications and to work towards an amendment to the stadium lease that would build upon our decades-long partnership.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The consumer backlash, which prompted Lululemon to issue an apology and scrub its campaign, is the latest example of how quickly Western brands can come unstuck in a country where nationalism has surged under strongman leader Xi Jinping.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Weil says Rockmount has weathered booms and busts over its eighty years of business.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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This was a playoffs-or-bust year for a lot of people in the Mets organization.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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During the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Sofia’s brother, the late King Constantine II of Greece, won a gold medal as helmsman of the boat Nereus in Gulf of Naples.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
5 Feb. 2026
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Tether, the largest digital asset company on the planet, which has the largest global stablecoin market share, has just hired U.S. crypto kid Bo Hines, formerly the Director of the White House’s Crypto Council, as their CEO helmsman for their U.S. business.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad infinitum.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Sid spent much of the 1950s touring his marionettes in Europe and even appeared with Judy Garland as her opening act during the latter part of the decade.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The chief told The Times the officer who fired the shot was no longer on the force, and the district attorney’s office was reviewing whether the behavior was criminal in nature.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The second movie, which brought back the original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, picks up 20 years later as Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a features editor under Meryl Streep’s all-powerful editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The show highlights Wu’s new venture, Atomic Lab, a platform for limited-edition collectible dolls inspired by fashion and pop culture.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Travis Reed, who was a fire captain with the now-defunct Briar Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to coercing a minor into producing child pornography in September, according to a summary of facts in the case.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer urged San Francisco Giants pitchers not to back down after MLB warned them not to write Bible verses on their Pride Night caps.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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“Figurehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurehead. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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