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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
The case brought a flood of visitors to the Louvre to see the space where the Mona Lisa had hung; postcards of her were printed, and Mona Lisa dolls were made and marketed.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
From its perch on a bench, next to which attendees can sit and pose, a large paper-mache-and-cloth doll oversees the exhibit.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Well, this week, Liz discovers Alicia’s extensive collection of dolls.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
While this top looks polished when tucked into jeans or linen pants, its baby-doll cut is also ideal for leaving the shirt untucked, too.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
From its perch on a bench, next to which attendees can sit and pose, a large paper-mache-and-cloth doll oversees the exhibit.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Well, this week, Liz discovers Alicia’s extensive collection of dolls.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
While this top looks polished when tucked into jeans or linen pants, its baby-doll cut is also ideal for leaving the shirt untucked, too.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
Noun
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The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Stephanie Divinski looks down at her shoulder puppet.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon, who wrote the piece for Japan’s Bunraku puppet theater, lived during Japan’s 18th century isolationist Tokugawa period and is believed to have never read Shakespeare, who had penned the similar love story decades before Chikamatsu.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Available in a variety of fun prints and styles, Boppy’s cover is still machine washable and continues to accommodate breast and bottle-fed babes.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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No overly confident and underskilled med students are doing procedures on me, babe.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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And a prior production at Court Theatre made much more of the beauty of the changing of campus seasons, one of the ways Auburn gets at the nourishing pleasures of an academic life.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keeping the mayor in charge of how this city is run is sort of like letting the fox run the henhouse.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tumble Leaf' Told in an enchanting stop-motion style, Tumble Leaf is about Fig the fox and his friends, who spend all day playing and learning.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Who knew the little metal cuties were even up for adoption?—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Half cookie, half candy, these coconut cuties are sweet, chewy, and easy to make.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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All became makeshift burial sites, even as the death toll climbed into the tens of thousands.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pope Leo will spend July 4th in Lampedusa, Italy, a site where tens of thousands of migrants land on their way to Europe every year.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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