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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 boy, Naoki, had a treasured toy, a samurai doll dressed in beautiful silk.
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Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps Griffith Joyner's strangest commercial enterprise is her Flo-Jo doll.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps Griffith Joyner's strangest commercial enterprise is her Flo-Jo doll.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
Noun
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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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The puppets’ heads in the past are silicon moulds multi-layered by oil painting to look like aged wood.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maesa is a musician and Jack is a puppet and mask designer.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Similar photos would later be taken of Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren while attending Cannes, with the whole beach babe thing becoming something of a tradition for Hollywood stars visiting the Riviera in the mid-21st century.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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Welcome to a major transition week, R29 babes.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Dec. 2025
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The poem is littered with gut punches that would destroy me as a parent; Lee sees the poem’s beauty and appears to feel appropriate shame.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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This picturesque lakeside destination is increasingly attracting affluent foreign buyers, drawn by the stunning natural beauty and newly relaxed Golden Visa program.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to folklore, a magical fox runs across the snowy wilderness of Lapland, and as its tail brushes against the snowflakes, sparks fly into the sky, creating the lights.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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The virus has also proved fatal to foxes and skunks in Kansas that likely ate something infected, Hesting said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 Dec. 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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The ongoing mayhem at airports is of particular concern in November as Thanksgiving approaches, with tens of millions of Americans expected to travel for the holiday.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani’s campaign registered tens of thousands of new Democrats to support him in the primary and stop the Cuomo campaign.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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