statue
noun
stat·ue
ˈsta-(ˌ)chü 
: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting
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Those who have forgotten might take a walk over to the Gendarmenmarkt, a grand central square now gashed by construction barriers, and its monumental statue of a German playwright and philosopher with a rather subtler understanding of how culture and government inform each other.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Her office is decorated with a framed picture of her and her wife, Sonya—but also with a cowhide rug and a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, which belonged to her father.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Outraged locals vowed to find and return the statue of the Shawnee chief to his pedestal, according to Cincinnati Parks.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
The statues of Mary and Joseph bearing silent witness to this back-and-forth feels like a scathing commentary on America’s disintegrating values.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Stop at the corner of Main and West B streets to see the 900-pound bronze memorial statue of the Intimidator, dressed in his signature cowboy boots and Wrangler jeans.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
There's an Elvis statue outside, and the King's hits are always playing into the street.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
For example, construction workers recently unearthed a nearly 2,000-year-old statue while building a parking lot in the United Kingdom.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Her office is decorated with a framed picture of her and her wife, Sonya—but also with a cowhide rug and a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger, which belonged to her father.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Outraged locals vowed to find and return the statue of the Shawnee chief to his pedestal, according to Cincinnati Parks.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
The statues of Mary and Joseph bearing silent witness to this back-and-forth feels like a scathing commentary on America’s disintegrating values.
—EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Stop at the corner of Main and West B streets to see the 900-pound bronze memorial statue of the Intimidator, dressed in his signature cowboy boots and Wrangler jeans.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
There's an Elvis statue outside, and the King's hits are always playing into the street.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
For example, construction workers recently unearthed a nearly 2,000-year-old statue while building a parking lot in the United Kingdom.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Statue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statue. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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statue
noun
stat·ue
ˈstach-ü
: a likeness (as of a person) sculptured, modeled, or cast in a solid substance (as marble)
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