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effigy

noun as in dummy

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Example Sentences

Somebody built an effigy of President Peña Nieto that was 20 feet high.

When the civilian President Maduro burns in effigy, soldiers can still warm their hands around the flames.

Meanwhile, in South Yorkshire, anti-Thatcher activists burned an effigy of the controversial leader.

If diplomatic relations keep deteriorating, an effigy of the queen may not be far behind.

In May, an effigy of FitzPatrick was burned on the streets of Dublin.

This was that Alderman Henry Smith whose tomb and effigy are so conspicuous in the parish church.

Even if they failed to obtain it the funeral rites were duly paid to an effigy of the deceased.

Sedgrave, the mayor, who had sat quiet during the former service, produced a rosary and prayed openly before the bloody effigy.

It has his effigy in armour, with an ermined mantle, his feet leaning against a lion couchant.

The last flickering embers of the burning effigy died out and the scene was almost dark.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to effigy, such as: likeness, statue, figure, icon, idol, and image.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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