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

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Recent Examples of statuette Zoe Saldana also nabbed her coveted first nod for Netflix’s Emilia Perez, and at the time of writing this post, she’s just taken home the Best Supporting Actress statuette. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025 The film garnered 10 Oscar nominations, with Brody taking home the Best Actor statuette, along with awards for cinematography and original score. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 To date, only two stunt performers have been awarded Oscar statuettes, both honorary awards: Yakima Canutt, in 1966, and Hal Needham, in 2012. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 The regular size minis were battle ready to use with standard mini setups, while the color statuette was a larger example that seems perfect for display on a desk or the shelf that holds D&D books. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • No Time for Despair, the artist's debut exhibition with the gallery, presenting new paintings, ceramic sculptures and benches alongside a ew sound piece made in collaboration with composer Alex Gruz.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The event featured an elaborate ice sculpture and custom mug sets emblazoned with Bovo’s personal logo.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Her office features a collection of Israeli prime minister figurines.
    Katie J.M. Baker, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • The growth is also fueled by a plethora of other figurines — there’s Baby Molly, Crybaby, Dimoo, Pucky and at least 30 more on the company’s US website.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Immerse yourself in the Gentle Monster x Bratz world, complete with a massive, interactive Bratz doll object and Gentle Monster’s ultramodern 2025 Pocket Collection.
    Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • First introduced via a line of dolls in 2010, Monster High centers around a fictional high school attended by the teenage children of famous monsters.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Some experts are skeptical that those figures are accurate.
    Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 5 June 2025
  • The opioid crisis claimed the lives of over 80,000 Americans just last year, and that figure was a 27 percent decrease from the drug overdose death toll the previous year.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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