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 Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Cygielman joined Signet after serving as global head of dolls at Mattel, which owns Barbie, and previously leading American Girl. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Picture show Pleasant Rowland launched Pleasant Company in 1986 with three dolls — Samantha, Molly and Kirsten — creating an empire known as American Girl. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 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
  • Trailers, motorcycles, tow dollies and some commercial tractor-trailer trucks only need one license plate, the DMV said.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
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  • At an event cohosted by VF at the Design Museum in London, guests got a behind-the-scenes look at the costumes, puppets, props, and sets that went into making Wildwood.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Sicilian marionettes were giant puppets, each around four feet high and controlled from above not by strings but iron rods.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of puppet
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  • Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a lot, coming from the babe who invented the beloved Capri Sour.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of babe
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  • The model for the painting (disputed by some historians) was allegedly Simonetta Vespucci (née Cattaneo), a renowned beauty in Florentine high society whom Botticelli greatly admired.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The company additionally toyed with the beauty category via collaborations, the latest of which launched with K-beauty brand Amuse earlier this year.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • Markenscoff-Papadimitriou’s team wanted to know what was happening to the foxes’ brains.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Connie, whose cake is like glue inside, and Gary are once again at the bottom, with Gabe’s dynamite dinosaur and Tom’s foxy fox placing them at the top.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 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
  • Artscape is considered one of the largest free arts festivals on the East Coast, attracting tens of thousands of visitors over the two-day event.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • During the dictatorship, at least 3,095 people were killed or forcibly disappeared, according to government figures, and tens of thousands more were tortured or jailed for political reasons.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
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