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Recent Examples of figurehead
In retrospect, figureheads may flinch at their own clumsiness in interviewing her.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The emergence of a leader might help, some experts say: A figurehead who can corral Europe behind a universal intention, building a bridge between Kyiv and Washington.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Nigeria is now the sixth best music-exporting country, and Burna Boy serves as the figurehead of a scene that has definitively conquered the world.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Gomez deleted the original post within hours, after drawing criticism from conservative figureheads.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The emergence of a leader might help, some experts say: A figurehead who can corral Europe behind a universal intention, building a bridge between Kyiv and Washington.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Nigeria is now the sixth best music-exporting country, and Burna Boy serves as the figurehead of a scene that has definitively conquered the world.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Gomez deleted the original post within hours, after drawing criticism from conservative figureheads.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurehead
Noun
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Putin tried the same thing with his long-time collaborator Viktor Medvedchuk, his pick for a puppet leader, before Medvedchuk was arrested on treason charges in April 2022.—
Illia Ponomarenko,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Shout-out to puppet designer Paul Lewis for the truly frightening Jenny Pen.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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In a mid-January poll by Nanos, the Liberals trailed the opposition Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre 47% to 20%.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The protests have been slamming Tesla CEO Elon Musk — de facto leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — over his spearheading of the Trump administration’s government jobs- and funding-slashing agenda.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Catch up quick: Shortly after a statue of longtime Oregonian editor Harvey W. Scott atop Mount Tabor was toppled in 2020, a guerrilla art-style, 4-foot bust of York appeared in its place.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ahead, discover the very best bathing suits for big busts, including trending swimsuit brands from Summersalt, Good American, Amazon and more.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.—
Jane Tyska,
The Mercury News,
12 July 2024
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From there, Grimes also came aboard The Orville as the ship’s helmsman.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Celebrate World Puppetry Day: Make your own silly bird marionette.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Vienna, guests can choose a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a visit to the Children’s Museum, a marionette show, a bike ride, a strudel-making demonstration, or a Mozart-Schumann concert.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, the mayor and her police chief maintain that state control does not necessarily reduce crime.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Typically, board members don’t sit in on bargaining sessions, as the district chief negotiates collective bargaining agreements on their behalf.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mattel released eight new one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls for International Women's Day, honoring female friendship.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, Barbie has tapped actresses and real-life besties Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple to receive their own dolls, who model miniature red carpet-worthy gowns.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mary, too, served in the Army from 2016 to 2020, also leaving as a captain.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Bayne, one of this year’s captains, was at the state championship game in 2015.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Figurehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurehead. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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