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as in expression
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
an old man with a noticeably happy visage
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as in face
the front part of the head
visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man
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Recent Examples of visage
Lots of readers weighed in on my Dec. 8 response to a woman’s query about disclosing her cancer treatment to colleagues who might be confused by the difference between the employee’s appearance on a video chat and her visage on her team photo.
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Anna Holmes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The cat leaped out of the bag, though, when some sharp-eyed fans paused the film’s first trailer at the right second to see the actor’s blue visage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Special run-flat tires, a new thing at the time, finish off the impenetrable visage.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
For all of their uneasy gazing and silent discernment, artful visages are a key element in the decor.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anna Holmes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
The cat leaped out of the bag, though, when some sharp-eyed fans paused the film’s first trailer at the right second to see the actor’s blue visage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Special run-flat tires, a new thing at the time, finish off the impenetrable visage.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
For all of their uneasy gazing and silent discernment, artful visages are a key element in the decor.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visage
Noun
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Deepfake films, for example, frequently feature odd blinking patterns, erratic lighting and inconsistent facial expressions.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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For decades, the rise of action movies as Hollywood’s dominant genre was perceived (not entirely incorrectly) as something that ran counter to the idea of cinema as a means of human expression.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The footage shows one officer kicking Mr. Brooks, whose face is bloodied, and then forcing him onto his back on an infirmary examination table while another officer punches Mr. Brooks in the upper body.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Celebrate every baby milestone, adorable laugh, and that undeniably cute face with a name off this list.—
Stephanie Kasulka,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2025
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His huge figure — heavy set and a towering 6-foot-3 — only accentuated the impact of his outlandish looks.—
Tom Faber,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The royal’s first LFW look—a silky dressing-gown style dress by Bellville Sassoon—showed a bright twenty-something whose eyes lit up at clothing rails, according to her stylist Anna Harvey.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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James, with his doleful countenance, makes the adult Hal vaguely sympathetic.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Without listening to these dissenting voices, the Democratic Party seems unable to recognize — or countenance — that many of them favor middle-ground positions.—
Frank Barry,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The work, a cheeky take on America’s obsession with pop culture and internet discourse, brought an immediate smile to my face.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The letter brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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While guests at Trump’s Black History event whipped out their cell phones to take pictures of the president rubbing salt in our wounds, Woods just stood there with a grin as wide as the gulf between Black and white America, and said nothing.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Laval has curly hair, a chipmunk grin, and a voice that gurgles with enthusiasm.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Visage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visage. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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