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effigies

NOUN

dummy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

likeness puppet statue

STRONG

figure icon idol image model picture portrait representation

Antonyms

WEAK

being entity

Example Sentences

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Andrea Deans, the artist and co-chair of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society, has been creating the effigies since 2016.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Protesters in Panama City on Friday burned effigies of Trump and Rubio.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

These modern effigies to mass production and over-consumption carry their own history, gained from both the seller in need and the tourist who purchases them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated their animals to Easter eggs filled with snacks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumors circulated, photographs faked.

From "1984" by George Orwell