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
Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams is entering the realm of high-end collectibles with a 12-inch scale Hot Toys action figure.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Several dozen people sat at folding tables facing Hageman’s lectern; a woman in the row ahead of me fiddled with military action figures.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
When Heid asked for an Xbox or action figure for Christmas, Arch asked for a jersey or football.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Several dozen people sat at folding tables facing Hageman’s lectern; a woman in the row ahead of me fiddled with military action figures.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
When Heid asked for an Xbox or action figure for Christmas, Arch asked for a jersey or football.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
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The naked baby angel boy character with whimsical headgear comes in different forms—from regular, mini dolls to the popular Hippers, which are designed to hang from your phone or laptop with a square of adhesive tape.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sailors in dress whites stood at attention like dolls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Markevych works with about 20 colleagues and spends much of her time driving around eastern Ukraine in a van, organizing tutoring and puppet shows and handing out books.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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One interlude, in the show's final segment, displays Brandy and Monica as puppets bound up in each other’s strings.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figure. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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