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Recent Examples of figurehead
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.
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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
But Díaz-Canel is widely considered a figurehead and the Castros still have considerable influence.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Chavez is the most visible figurehead of the Mexican American civil rights movement.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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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
But Díaz-Canel is widely considered a figurehead and the Castros still have considerable influence.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Chavez is the most visible figurehead of the Mexican American civil rights movement.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurehead
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The animals, including Rosie the elephant, a lion named Rex, an orangutan named Agnes and a dog named Queenie, are portrayed either with puppets or with circus performers wearing elaborate costumes.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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One of them, Laurentius Müller, did indeed employ a speaking puppet, and it was documented as a hoax.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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The move suggests a broader shift in Tehran, where a new generation of leaders is increasingly abandoning the cautious, reactive approach that long defined the Islamic Republic’s strategy towards its adversaries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Bains, backed by Democratic Party leaders and major labor organizations, ran as a more moderate Democrat with a healthcare background who occasionally broke with her party on Assembly votes.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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One reviewer shouted out this getup for being big-bust friendly, which is important for me and my own hefty chest.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
10 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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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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Soon after, making marionettes entered the picture.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth attends a church affiliated with the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a conservative Reformed denomination whose theology differs sharply from that of the LDS Church.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Visiting North Korea gives Xi another chance to show himself as an agile powerbroker able to engage a diverse cast of leaders, from the chief of the world’s most powerful democracy to an autocrat with a sanctions-defying weapons regime.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 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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The 36-year-old captain’s eyes were watering.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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The France captain has already established himself as one of the greatest World Cup performers of all time.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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“Figurehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurehead. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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