rag doll
noun
1
: a stuffed usually painted cloth doll
2
Ragdoll
ˈrag-ˌdäl 
or ragdoll
[former trademark]
: any of a breed of large, blue-eyed domestic cats that have a long, silky coat with a colorpoint pattern and that typically become limp when picked up or held
-ˌdȯl
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
As Makar went behind his net to chase a loose puck, the Minnesota forward threw all 228 of his pounds into the 187-pound Colorado star, who lifted a shoulder late and just bounced off the glass like a rag doll.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Forlorn but oddly hopeful, Sally became the film’s most empathetic character, thanks in part to the depth that O’Hara lent to the sort-of animated rag doll.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The industry functions on a delicate infrastructure of intimidation, backbiting, and the occasional contract amid endless favors, yanking Aasmaan through its machinations like a rag doll in the wind.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
As Makar went behind his net to chase a loose puck, the Minnesota forward threw all 228 of his pounds into the 187-pound Colorado star, who lifted a shoulder late and just bounced off the glass like a rag doll.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Forlorn but oddly hopeful, Sally became the film’s most empathetic character, thanks in part to the depth that O’Hara lent to the sort-of animated rag doll.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The industry functions on a delicate infrastructure of intimidation, backbiting, and the occasional contract amid endless favors, yanking Aasmaan through its machinations like a rag doll in the wind.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rag%20doll. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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