doll

noun

ˈdäl How to pronounce doll (audio)
Definition of dollnext
1
as in dolly
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

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2
as in lovely
a physically attractive person her new boyfriend is a real doll

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Recent Examples of doll The Barbie Signature Role Model doll is $45 at Target and other major online retailers. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 This chapter is accompanied by somewhat twee images of an owl doll, a bottle of designer perfume, a high heel, and a golden microphone positioned against various ancient Greek ruins, including the Parthenon and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 The film has since been turned into a theme park, dolls, T-shirts, video games, and more. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Set in 1988, this new installment follows a family who leaves Jakarta for Bandung in search of a fresh start, only to be terrorized by the restless spirit of a young girl and her doll, Ghawiah. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
  1. dolly
  2. lovely
  3. puppet
  4. babe
  5. beauty
  6. fox
  7. cutie
  8. ten
Noun
  • Before Brown invented the Steadicam, about the only way to create a smooth moving shot on a film was to use a dolly, a technology that had been around since the early days of filmmaking but required heavy track that could only be laid so far.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 July 2026
  • Tuesday, surveillance video shows an SUV pull up and two people enter the back door of Hushcha's loft with a dolly.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of dolly
Noun
  • Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of lovely
Noun
  • Grandma’s old sewing machine is in here, plus a treadmill, a wedding arch, years of tax returns in boxes, and, hanging down from the ceiling, a sheet of sheer red fabric from back when Maribeth ran her low-rent puppet theatre, Hands Within.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Sarnowska described three practical versions, including an animatronic and a smaller reference puppet.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of puppet
Noun
  • That’s a lot, coming from the babe who invented the beloved Capri Sour.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Stella McCartney x Bugaboo Footmuff Cocoon your babe in thermoregulating plushness with this footmuff, benefitting from reflective touches for night walks, a water-averse zipper, and a shoe shield that will maintain a spotless interior.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of babe
Noun
  • Avantika Vandanapu took a chance and won 40% off a box, while her guest ended up winning an entire beauty box for themselves.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The firming, plumping cream is a favorite at Vogue HQ—beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden has been raving about this oil-in-gel.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
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  • There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Within six generations, the foxes began to show some familiar, doglike behaviors.
    — Alida de Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fox
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  • But at a time when other actors might be trying to desperately avoid being typecast, Innanen seems to be relishing being the internet’s cutie of the moment.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If this cutie hasn’t submitted it by now, then his night just got way longer.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
Definition of cutie
Noun
  • The waste will remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Top teams are spending tens of millions of dollars to put together football rosters alone in the name, image and likeness era.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
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