as in doll
a small statue
his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought
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Recent Examples of figurine
But in the past few years, his shop Freak House, located near Downtown Dadeland in Kendall, became the go-to spot for fashion-forward goths looking for platform boots, silver chains, dragon figurines and an array of funky fashion.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Sandplay therapy involves a therapist observing and interpreting how a child plays with a tray of sand, water and figurines within the tray.
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Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
17 June 2026
In June 2025 a life-size Labubu figurine sold at a Labubu art auction in China for $170,000.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Sandplay therapy involves a therapist observing and interpreting how a child plays with a tray of sand, water and figurines within the tray.
—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
17 June 2026
In June 2025 a life-size Labubu figurine sold at a Labubu art auction in China for $170,000.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurine
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
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Rodrigo caught heat after performing in a baby-doll dress with bloomers beneath last month in Spain.
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Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.
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Designed by renowned sculptor Emma Rodgers, at its centre is a flowing heart sculpture, in acknowledgement of Jota’s iconic goal celebration.
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But the guitar somehow survived… The trailers often show the KVIFF statuettes getting treated in funny and unconventional ways.
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Earlier this May, IAA officials said a child's chance discovery in the Negev Desert led to the identification of a 1,700-year-old Roman-era statuette fragment.
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Nearby is the Lincoln Museum, filled with period artifacts and wax-figure dioramas that span the breadth of his life, from his early cabin years to the finality of Ford's Theatre.
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Venezuelan officials have counted over 1,900 deaths from the earthquakes as of Tuesday, a figure that rises daily.
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“Figurine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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