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Recent Examples of figurehead
Rupert, now 94, will continue in a figurehead capacity as chairman emeritus of the companies, maintaining ceremonial leadership but no direct voting control.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
From fighter to far-right figurehead McGregor, one of the UFC’s most famous stars, became the first fighter to hold two of the championship’s belts simultaneously in November 2016 and holds a 22-6 career record.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old is now a figurehead in young adult literary circles through their book club, Read with Raegan, and partnerships with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
During a visit in 2009 to survey for mining possibilities, an argument devolved into a violent scuffle in which one man — Javier Chocobar, who was a Chuschagasta figurehead — was shot dead, while two others were gravely wounded.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
From fighter to far-right figurehead McGregor, one of the UFC’s most famous stars, became the first fighter to hold two of the championship’s belts simultaneously in November 2016 and holds a 22-6 career record.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old is now a figurehead in young adult literary circles through their book club, Read with Raegan, and partnerships with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
During a visit in 2009 to survey for mining possibilities, an argument devolved into a violent scuffle in which one man — Javier Chocobar, who was a Chuschagasta figurehead — was shot dead, while two others were gravely wounded.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurehead
Noun
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The puppets’ heads in the past are silicon moulds multi-layered by oil painting to look like aged wood.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maesa is a musician and Jack is a puppet and mask designer.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Come back ‘an animal’ Nearly everything went wrong in 2025 for the Super Bowl-or-bust Chiefs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Probably the biggest bust of the season.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 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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Named after Baius, Ulysses’ helmsman, the town was situated in a volcanic park, and its waters became known for their medicinal properties.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Both characters become haunting part-marionette, part-human hybrids in the process (described aptly as the Lisaonette and the Abbionette by Adams), their limbs lengthening and eyes glowing.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Several new characters from the games — chief among them, a gigantic marionette with a deeply unnerving face — carry just enough interest to sustain your attention for roughly half the feature.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Dec. 2025
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As her administration gears up for the bruising task of balancing Miami-Dade County’s next budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is replacing her longtime budget chief with her library director.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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That firefighter was transported to a hospital, though the chief did not specify where.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are a lot of options when looking for gifts for 7-year-olds, but some of my favorites include the viral Wall Crawler Gecko, the Bop It, and a scary-cool blind box doll set.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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That includes seasonal drinks such as Peppermint Mocha and Caramel Brulée Latte – and new this year, special Hello Kitty merchandise including hot and cold cups and a special-edition Hello Kitty plush doll.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Kings were without four forwards, including stalwart center and team captain Anze Kopitar, who is day-to-day after sustaining a lower-body injury in a win over Minnesota on Monday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Kings were missing captain Anže Kopitar (lower-body injury), Corey Perry (personal), Trevor Moore (upper-body injury) and Joel Armia (upper-body injury) from a forward group already left short by the trade of Phillip Danault.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Figurehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurehead. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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