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

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Recent Examples of statuette The Oscar statuettes will be presented in a ceremony for the 16th annual Governors Awards on November 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 17 June 2025 With these two examples in mind, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was always the way—of course the film garlanded at the world’s most prestigious film festival would go on to collect the most golden statuettes, right? Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 May 2025 Stahelski talked Vulture through why the time is finally right for the industry to get a golden stunt statuette — and what the Academy will need to do to make sure the award has integrity. Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 In addition to the Best Picture Oscar, John Ridley won for Best Adapted Screenplay and Lupita Nyong'o took home the statuette for Best Supporting Actress. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • The French American artist, who died in 2010, is best known for her giant sculptures of spiders, including a 20-foot-high bronze creation that sold for $32.8 million in 2023, setting a record-high price for a work by a female artist.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • In September of 2023, Prentiss’ Bannister sculpture was unveiled along the channelized Providence River a block from RISD Museum and two blocks from the Art Club.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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  • This isn’t the first time that forest-dwelling creatures inspired by Nordic folklore have become a global pop-culture sensation in the form of collectible hairy figurines that are grotesque and cute at the same time.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • The exhibit trailer flipped end-over-end, then ripped in half, scattering flyers and lead cowboy figurines across the burning wreckage.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
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  • This week's installment features weird dolls, presidential decrees and even a sports question!
    Holly J. Morris, NPR, 20 June 2025
  • Jones argued that the manager knew about her disabilities before the June 2024 incident and her fear of dolls, the complaint read.
    David Chiu, People.com, 18 June 2025
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  • How Net Worth Estimates Were Calculated The approximate net worth figures were derived from publicly available U.S. salary data, industry wage reports and national wealth surveys.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • Because the pants end above or just below the knee, leaving skin exposed, the boots help elongate the figure and dramatize the look.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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