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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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Recent Examples of doll
When the reversible dress was flipped up, a Black Mammy doll was revealed.
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Pop Mart, which sells Labubu dolls in blind boxes, currently has a market value of over $40 billion.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Burton nailed her debut Givenchy show for fall 2025, an exhilarating display of new silhouettes, including dramatic hourglass coats and jackets, geometric baby-doll dresses and austere gowns.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
There’ll be activities like lasso throwing lessons, candle dipping and corn-husk doll making, along with a diverse lineup of performances from Jeffery Fung Tai Chi, Luna y Sol Folklorico, Viet Steps, Xpressions Dances of India and Hui Ilima of Santa Clara County.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Pop Mart, which sells Labubu dolls in blind boxes, currently has a market value of over $40 billion.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Burton nailed her debut Givenchy show for fall 2025, an exhilarating display of new silhouettes, including dramatic hourglass coats and jackets, geometric baby-doll dresses and austere gowns.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
There’ll be activities like lasso throwing lessons, candle dipping and corn-husk doll making, along with a diverse lineup of performances from Jeffery Fung Tai Chi, Luna y Sol Folklorico, Viet Steps, Xpressions Dances of India and Hui Ilima of Santa Clara County.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
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Then the chandelier behind was real explosions, the camera team moving the dolly in sequence with Alex [Lawther] acting in the foreground of the whole thing going off in what was essentially one or two seconds.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Crowds formed behind barricades; cameras mounted on dollies glided above fashion insiders, who flitted around like exotic fish in a gilded aquarium.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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So was a chapter in the original Pinocchio in which the newly sentient puppet falls asleep with his feet on the stove and burns them off.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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How was using the puppet on set with the actors?—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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White children and white babes in arms were there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their split spurs Alex’s unconventional midlife crisis, one without fancy muscle cars or a hot young babe on the arm.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
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While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Need to find a home for your beauty tools, pantry staples, or extra sweaters?—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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One New York Times story from 1937 described the popular costumes as paper-based — King Winter and ghosts for adults; ducks, squirrels, and foxes for kids.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, local wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, dog and alligators often prey on cats.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Pretty Little Liars alum Keegan Allen adopted his cat Tyn as a kitten in 2018 and has documented the cutie's growth over the years on the Burmese's personal Instagram.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Born in 1928, the curly-haired cutie was launched into stardom with the release of the Fox studios feature film Stand Up and Cheer!—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fans at home got an eyeful as muscleman Mike Munz, vocal duo Crash Adams, acrobatic pair The TT Boys, dance act The Funkateers Dancers, singing ensemble The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, and others got down to business.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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