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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
Various dolls populate the boxes, which occupy a trio of plinths arranged in a straight line.
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Tokyo has museums dedicated to kites, tattoos, love dolls, printing technology, luggage, children’s games, and more.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
Someone left dolls meant to resemble Lew Wasserman and the studio’s spokesperson Sally Van Slyke, crucified and with knives sticking out of them, at Universal’s headquarters.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
The last episode involved horrifying doll monsters and a very illuminating mushroom trip.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Tokyo has museums dedicated to kites, tattoos, love dolls, printing technology, luggage, children’s games, and more.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
Someone left dolls meant to resemble Lew Wasserman and the studio’s spokesperson Sally Van Slyke, crucified and with knives sticking out of them, at Universal’s headquarters.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
The last episode involved horrifying doll monsters and a very illuminating mushroom trip.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
Noun
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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
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Woo had to ask security to bring his wheelchair and a dolly.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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The animals, including Rosie the elephant, a lion named Rex, an orangutan named Agnes and a dog named Queenie, are portrayed either with puppets or with circus performers wearing elaborate costumes.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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One of them, Laurentius Müller, did indeed employ a speaking puppet, and it was documented as a hoax.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Most of these songs go out to the babes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The neckline is very luxe-coded, and the wrinkle-proof texture is perfect for all the lazy babes out there who will do literally anything to avoid having to locate their handheld steamer.—
Natalie Cantell,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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The artist Theaster Gates, who has paid tribute to Black life and Black beauty in the center’s Forum building with a frieze of archival images from Ebony and Jet magazines, is also a neighbor to the center with his cultural revitalization projects through the Rebuild Foundation.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Hailey Bieber's beauty brand Rhode is set to host a pop-up kiosk in Newport this month.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
4 June 2026
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Like the Smokies, Allegheny National Forest boasts its own impressive roster of wildlife, including black bear, deer, foxes, wild turkeys, salamanders, beavers, and snowshoe hare.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Its trio, a lonely fox-deer, an axolotl apprentice healer and a red panda Viking, travel through a darkening natural world as the series folds identity, belonging and environmental crisis.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Introducing Cameron, the cutie!—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The wave is one of a number of rituals that have become synonymous with Mexico’s footballing culture and will likely form a big part of the experience for the tens of thousands of overseas visitors expected to attend the 13 matches being played in Mexico.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Every July tens of thousands of cyclists cross Iowa from the Missouri River to the Mississippi, riding past farm stands that will turn into dance parties by nightfall, across miles of cornfields and up rolling hills.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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