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action figure

noun

as in doll

a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes

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Recent Examples of action figure Marvel action figures and signs coat the dining the room. —

Bryan West, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 While Vu survived, Aaron, who loved Street Fighter action figures and Beats by Dre headphones, didn’t. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 The companies plan to release action figures, playsets and accessories, vehicles, games, collectibles, role play and other offerings via multiple retailers. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026 In the movie’s first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers—the older is eleven, the younger eight—loll in front of their family’s house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for action figure

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Torres continues to show great flair in writing for Oscar winners, though, with Portman playing a mother delighted by her daughter’s interest in a step-child doll to torment.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Most of Lucy Boynton’s beauty references the 1960s, and this doll-like bob screams modern mod.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026