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Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The blasts had sent rubble and shrapnel hurtling through the theater’s portico and its tympanum, whose statuary muses, farmers, and metalsmiths were still upright but were backlit by sunbeams now that no masonry was behind them.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
The order also revives Trump's call for a National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary park honoring 250 figures ranging from Presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy to basketball star Kobe Bryant, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and civil rights leader C.T. Vivian.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 3 July 2025
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Noun
That move freed up space for not only palm trees, torches, tables, booths and 21 pieces of statuary from Spain, but also a little faux beach with a 4-foot-deep wading pool that can hold a handful of people.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The blasts had sent rubble and shrapnel hurtling through the theater’s portico and its tympanum, whose statuary muses, farmers, and metalsmiths were still upright but were backlit by sunbeams now that no masonry was behind them.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Adjective
The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji and the views from Kiyomizudera are the city’s big stars, but the statuary hall at Sanjusangendo is a contemplative escape.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
The order also revives Trump's call for a National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary park honoring 250 figures ranging from Presidents Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy to basketball star Kobe Bryant, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and civil rights leader C.T. Vivian.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 3 July 2025
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“Statuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuary. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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