as in sculpture
a small statue won a gold-plated statuette as the prize

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Recent Examples of statuette The votes are in and the winners of the 2025 Oscars will be presented with their statuettes on Sunday. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025 The honor went to Hattie McDaniel, who earned a Best Supporting Actress statuette for her role as Mammy in 1939’s Gone with the Wind. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 At the end of the night, Charli XCX was back on stage to pick up the British artist of the year honor and the previously unveiled songwriter of the year award, followed by the album of the year honor for Brat, sending her home with a total of four statuettes. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 During his time at the company, Callender’s projects — with titles such as Angels in America, Elizabeth I, Grey Gardens, John Adams, and Temple Grandin — were honored with nearly 500 Emmy nominations and 140 statuettes. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • Review Bruce Nauman’s steel-plate sculpture captured the upheaval of 1968.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond murals, Dosa has expanded into art fairs and galleries, exhibiting screen prints, sculpture and paintings at the Affordable Art Fair and with After Nyne Contemporary in Kings Cross.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The graphic image was recreated as necklaces or appeared as figurines on sweaters via the needle punching technique, giving the looks a streetwear bent.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Three figurines have heads that can swivel on their bodies, much like modern-day dolls, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One of those promotions – bobbleheads of the stars – has become so popular that prices rise and fans line up for hours hoping to get inside before the supply of dolls disappears.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Television The creators of ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie’ on remaking America’s doll just before #MeToo April 27, 2018 Nevins took a look at NFL players at the end of their careers.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In central Appalachia, that figure reached 20%, the highest level recorded in 25 years.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Using the most recent figures for 2023-24’s second-tier clubs and stripping out any loan write-offs that distort results, the division lost £8.5m — £709,000 per club — on average.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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