effigy

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Recent Examples of effigy Four Atletico Madrid fans have been handed prison sentences after hanging an effigy of Vinicius Junior from a bridge near Real Madrid’s training ground. Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Houthi supporters with effigies resembling President Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 6, 2024, in Sana'a, Yemen. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 Four members of Frente Atletico — the radical group of Atletico Madrid fans — have been handed prison sentences by a Spanish court for the hanging of an effigy of Vinicius Junior from a bridge near the Real Madrid training ground in 2023. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Diop subtly conveys meaning through imagery – white hands packaging wooden effigies and thrones originally carved by Black hands, in preparation for transport home. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for effigy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effigy
Noun
  • There’s also a portrait of an adult Dolly in the lobby on the opposite side of the lobby.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • The ever-changing portraits on display in the Sun Room communicated this idea without any words of translation.
    Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Each of these artists — whether through sculpture, photography, video, painting or language — has challenged conventional portrayals of women’s bodies, emotions and experiences.
    Megan Williams, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
  • This will be the 21-year-old actor’s highest profile role to date, offering a conventionally attractive portrayal of the Founding Father with all of his original teeth intact.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The authenticity of the images has not been confirmed, although Banks aired it all out to the public.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 July 2025
  • The trailer delivers a snapshot of images and visuals throughout Em’s career while he’s being peppered with popular questions from fans about his personal life, family, music and fame.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The luxury real estate development was designed to emulate the City of Lights, featuring its own Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, and a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • Season 3 ended on a major cliffhanger: Both the original Nathan and his replica were captured by evil tech billionaires, and only one of them survived.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The system adjusted automatically to changing weather conditions and energy prices—and cut both energy costs and carbon emissions by 15 to 20 percent.
    Gabriel René, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
  • This is being viewed as a big step in the sport's push to become carbon neutral.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Rumors circulated earlier this year that Trump was considering tapping former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban to lead a new commission examining problems arising with the growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights and coinciding changes to the NCAA transfer process.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
  • Soon after World War II, international markets were flooded with wristwatches bearing Mickey’s likeness.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025

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“Effigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effigy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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