figureheads

noun

plural of figurehead
1
as in puppets

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2
as in leaders

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  1. puppets
  2. leaders
  3. figures
  4. captains
  5. dolls
  6. chiefs
  7. marionettes
  8. masters
Noun
  • Brian Henson’s adventurous stage show featuring improv and sketch comedy with the iconic Henson puppets and puppeteers is back for a limited eight-performance run.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • So spring of 2027, a stage show, all me, dancers, puppets, all my ideas.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of puppets
Noun
  • Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the beginning of a pattern that would repeat for the next decade, Taylor Farms leaders pushed back on those FDA findings.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • Nearby, the Maritime Museum, housed in the 18th-century Grgurina Palace, tells the story of the captains and sailors who carried Kotor’s influence far beyond the bay, but save it for another visit if the afternoon is slipping away.
    — Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The extended player-exclusive talks followed a meeting that included CEO Scott O’Neil, the LIV Golf executive suite and the league’s team captains.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of captains
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Karina has been the face of campaigns for luxury beauty, tourism, alcohol, footwear, food and beverages, coffeehouses, professional sports, sportswear, jewelry, technology, automobiles, eyeglasses, sunglasses, dolls and more.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Stuff like Angel Reese saying black Barbie dolls didn't exist until the 2000s.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dolls
Noun
  • His bet is that the same technology unnerving finance chiefs, artificial intelligence, is what finally drags that sector into the modern era.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Two other women — Rachel Whipple and Cheryl Rose — previously served as interim police chiefs.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of chiefs
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  • The 1960 series Supercar marked the debut of supermarionation, an electronic system that makes marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of marionettes
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  • Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
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