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 In this way, the performers see themselves as modern-day visages of the lumberjacks who inspired the legend of Paul Bunyan, sizing each other up in competition to determine who's best. Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visages
Noun
  • Day-to-day shifts on the frontlines in Ukraine and rhetorical expressions of domestic discontent are not among Putin’s major concerns.
    MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the new campaign, nods to the geometric symbol are recurrent and span from literal expressions as seen on a knitted sweater, to subtler ones, as hinted by a red pouch held by a talent.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Folding small clothes; washing little faces; sunscreen; a million snacks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • And the looming reality underpinning all of it is that, at some point between now and 2030, some (not all) of the current main characters, the faces of the program, could begin to fade.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The edits focus on key seasonal themes including maximalist looks, statement tailoring, elevated layering and modern takes on heritage pieces.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The couple were spotted visiting an art gallery on September 17 in two looks that sat on opposite sides of the style spectrum.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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