visages

plural of visage
1
as in expressions
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling an old man with a noticeably happy visage

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2
as in faces
the front part of the head visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man

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Recent Examples of visages Regal bontebok were replaced by stout warthogs, whose amusing visages quickly filled my camera roll. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026 For more than three decades, one artist has sculpted all the winners' visages. Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026 The sculptor, David Adickes, was an Army veteran who'd wanted his stony visages to gleam. Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026 There’s a delectable tension between its chintziness and its opulence, forcing the mind to color in the spaces of its grand visages. Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026 Pacific peoples weren’t known to be strong on massive visages and the like, popular opinion suggested at the time, whereas groups like the Inca, the Olmec, and the Toltec were. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Under the terms of that deal, users will be able to write prompts that generate short videos featuring Disney characters and use ChatGPT images to create those characters’ visages. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 The Grandes seemed to also be in fashion agreement, touting all-black ensembles with their pink-flushed visages. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters. Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Higher proof expressions, heritage production methods and transparency around ingredients have all become growing points of interest as the category continues to evolve.
    Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Under his watch almost three years ago, FIFA unexpectedly announced a compressed bidding timeline for the 2034 World Cup, giving countries less than a month to submit expressions of interest.
    Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Familiar faces like Derrick Brown, Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan and Jaycee Horn will take the field this week for the start of training camp, but there will be some notable new faces added to the mix.
    Mike Kaye July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Carleton had to follow Fudd, but missed her first three looks and then four in a row on the middle rack, eliminating her from contention.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Godar matched his now-wife with three looks of his own, including a creamy tan vest and matching dress pants with a crisp white shirt for the rehearsal dinner.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • More people could look at their own countenances more accurately, and more often.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • As the time passes between them seeing me, their countenances are even more concerned.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Visages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visages. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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