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The party took place in a garden surrounded by white roses and a giant teddy bear.—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Since losing the beige, slightly matted teddy bear, Brianda Cuellar, his guardian, has replayed her last moments with him over and over again.—Olivia Cyrus
august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025 One of the fake human skin teddy bears by DarkSeedCreations.—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 Vance watched the parade with his wife and their children, one of whom held a teddy bear as the performances went on.—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for teddy bear
Word History
Etymology
Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt; from a cartoon depicting the president sparing the life of a bear cub while hunting
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