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Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The rulers were less concerned with international power and more focused on their national status back home, according to the museum, dedicating time and money to stone monuments and statuary as their artistic expression.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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Noun
Rahim has the kind of prominent ribs and veins that were made for statuary.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
The rulers were less concerned with international power and more focused on their national status back home, according to the museum, dedicating time and money to stone monuments and statuary as their artistic expression.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The adjoining primary bath has a mosaic-patterned marble floor, statuary white marble walls and a seven-foot-long vanity with a quartz top.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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“Statuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuary. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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