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effigy

noun as in dummy

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True to the festival’s name, every structure at Burning Man is temporary, as many buildings, along with the effigy, are set on fire by the end of the festival.

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A gallows was erected; an effigy of a Chinese man swung from a noose.

True to its name, every structure is temporary as many buildings, along with the effigy, are burned to the ground by the end of the festival.

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The man’s body was discovered shortly after the giant effigy of “Burning Man” was lighted on fire.

As the giant effigy of the “Man” burned in the Nevada desert, a festival-goer approached a sheriff’s deputy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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