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
But yeah, this footage exists of our players treating everyone on stage like action figures, moving them in front the green screen and telling them to do X, Y, Z.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Entertainment Weekly is proud to exclusively reveal the first-ever standalone Nog action figure, created by The Nacelle Company, in advance of its official debut.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At Comic-Con, some of the more expensive item on sale can be action figures or original editions of comic books.
—Michelle Guerrero, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Hogan was on prime-time talk shows, Saturday morning cartoons, on the cover of cereal boxes, featured at toy stores with his action figures.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Entertainment Weekly is proud to exclusively reveal the first-ever standalone Nog action figure, created by The Nacelle Company, in advance of its official debut.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
At Comic-Con, some of the more expensive item on sale can be action figures or original editions of comic books.
—Michelle Guerrero, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Hogan was on prime-time talk shows, Saturday morning cartoons, on the cover of cereal boxes, featured at toy stores with his action figures.
—Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
Noun
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The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And now the puppet master is poised to own a piece of ESPN for real.—
Laura Gentile,
Sportico.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Soviets have put down a rebellion against the puppet government that ruled in Budapest and are now in the process of picking off the politicians, students, and general who had led it.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figure. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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