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
Before KPop Demon Hunters, Hot Toys produced a Wednesday Addams action figure of Jenna Ortega from another Netflix sensation, the hit Tim Burton series Wednesday.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Evil-Lyn This edgier, extra-articulated action figure boasts collector-level detail and movie-accurate design, including the likeness of actress Alison Brie.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Following the acclaim of his first two mixtapes, Scott recalls wanting to release his debut album as an action figure that included a USB stick.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Common types include action figures, dolls, dress-up character kits and accessories.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Evil-Lyn This edgier, extra-articulated action figure boasts collector-level detail and movie-accurate design, including the likeness of actress Alison Brie.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Following the acclaim of his first two mixtapes, Scott recalls wanting to release his debut album as an action figure that included a USB stick.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Common types include action figures, dolls, dress-up character kits and accessories.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
Noun
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Even Pop Mart, the toy maker behind the Labubu dolls, also operates a theme park in Beijing.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Autism is a spectrum, and no single doll can represent every child’s experience.—
Tiffany Hodges,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maxwell made Giuffre and the former prince pose with the puppet, Giuffre wrote, positioning one of its hands on Giuffre's breast.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, people both inside and outside the union have labeled Meyer as a puppet of powerful agent Scott Boras, a charge both Boras and Meyer have vigorously denied.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figure. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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