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

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Recent Examples of statuette Each of these honors now comes in the form of an Oscar statuette. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025 All four Oscar statuettes will be presented at the 16th annual Governors Awards, taking place Nov. 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2025 Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas will also receive honorary statuettes later this year. EW.com, 17 June 2025 The quartet of film icons will be presented their Oscar statuettes at the Academy’s 16th Governors Awards event on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • The bids were to start at $1.5million (£1.1m), but Anadol hopes the sculpture won’t disappear into private hands.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Italy is home to thousands upon thousands of churches, many of which hold beautiful pieces of art and sculpture, and you will not be allowed in while wearing shorts or clothing above the knee.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The figurine will soon be part of a permanent exhibition at the Polish Arms Museum.
    Real-Time news team, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Verifying the date and provenance of the figurine was complex because the Venus of Kolobrzeg was riddled with anomalies.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • For her second wedding in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor wore a marigold yellow chiffon baby doll dress — her hair braided down her back and strewn with flowers.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
  • Instead, the robot doll sequel didn’t come close to matching the 2022 original’s box-office launch.
    Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Alonso has an opt-out after this season and figures to hit the open market again, upping the urgency to win this season.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • Hawaii led every state in net favorability — calculated by subtracting the unfavorable figure from the favorable figure — with a rating of +53.
    Brendan Rascius July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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