effigy

noun

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as in portrait
a depiction of a person

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Recent Examples of effigy Elsewhere in New Delhi, members of the youth wing of India’s main opposition party burned an effigy of Trump. — Esha Mitra, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025 Some even created a paper mache effigy of Trump alongside billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who had prime seats at the inauguration. — Linh Tat, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025 Guiding them are the principles laid out by the company’s founder, Kier Eagan — who is revered like a god and whose effigy adorns Lumon — and his philosophy of the Four Tempers, which dictates that the emotions woe, frolic, dread and malice must be tamed. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The foiling of the plot is now celebrated with fireworks, bonfires, and the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes—all to symbolize the capture and punishment of the conspirators. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for effigy
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  1. portrait
  2. portrayal
  3. image
  4. replica
  5. carbon
  6. likeness
Noun
  • He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Related Articles The film is the portrait of a lady who’s living a good life.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • How did your own motherhood journey inform your portrayal of Gemma?
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.
    — Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of portrayal
Noun
  • The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of image
Noun
  • One approach would be to ramp up artificial neural networks to the level of being an exact replica of a human brain.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Mark Rober, who has over 65 million subscribers on YouTube, tested the vehicle's autonomous cameras by driving at a screen with an exact replica of the road behind it, in the style of a Looney Tunes sketch.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of replica
Noun
  • That’s why Magaya has integrated Pledge—a leading carbon emissions measurement and reporting solution—into our platform.
    — Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In every state and county in the U.S., the Yale study found more than half of Americans support regulating carbon emissions and funding research into renewable energy.
    — Grace Manthey, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of carbon
Noun
  • The Hawkeyes have struggled to attract elite talent because of their shallow pool of funds for name, image and likeness compensation, though McCaffery’s 2025 class is ranked fifth in the Big Ten by the 247Sports composite.
    — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
    — Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of likeness

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