as in dolls
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 figures
Several dozen people sat at folding tables facing Hageman’s lectern; a woman in the row ahead of me fiddled with military action figures.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The company has already announced that a host of action figures is in the works.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 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
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The company has already announced that a host of action figures is in the works.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figures
dolls
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The deals range from headbands and plush dolls for $3 apiece to hats and souvenir sipper cups for $5 each.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Labubu dolls, of course, are imported from China, and South Park found a way to tie that craze into doll sacrifices to summon Satan (and Trump by proxy).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Action figures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figures. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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