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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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

“We’ve seen this time and time again from groups across countries where groups will burn effigies, crosses and other items, or even just film themselves around large conflagrations,” he said in a email to AP.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Wearing cotton armor and wooden helmets, brandishing lances, hatchets, and maces, and carrying great painted litters with effigies of their gods, the two militias marched on Mutal.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann