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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 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 These small action figures, which can be physically folded and clicked into place, offer a brief break from the constant screen tapping many kids do at mealtimes. —

Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026 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. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for action figure

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While the global economy has conspired for decades to bring down the cost of dolls and footballs, the biggest expenses of raising kids—childcare, summer camp, music lessons, babysitting, college tuition, health care—all suffer from Baumol’s cost disease.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Zara Larsson and Olandria, with their Bratz-doll-level glam by makeup artists Sophia Sinot and Ngozi Esther Edeme.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026