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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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Burke, who is the chairman of The Rise Foundation by Envoy, a nonprofit organization providing free legal immigration services, most recently posed with Cusack in May 2026 at the premiere of Toy Story 5, where Cusack reprises her role as cowgirl doll Jessie.
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Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Princess Kate later revealed that William had spent time practicing for that precise moment by strapping a doll inside the car seat.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The collection reimagined prints from American Girl’s classic dolls — Felicity, Addy, Kirsten and Samantha — across Hill House Home’s signature silhouettes for adults, children and dolls.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Princess Kate later revealed that William had spent time practicing for that precise moment by strapping a doll inside the car seat.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The collection reimagined prints from American Girl’s classic dolls — Felicity, Addy, Kirsten and Samantha — across Hill House Home’s signature silhouettes for adults, children and dolls.
—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
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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.
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Woo had to ask security to bring his wheelchair and a dolly.
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This is the first time the iconic parade of hardly dressed lovelies has been available to the public.
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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.
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Bird featured John Candy, Chevy Chase and Dave Thomas as well as the marquee puppets.
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In the mitt biz, this is broken down into the categories of mitten (looks like a large winter mitten); pincer, which has the thumb flap directly opposing the other fingers like a hand puppet (which is why they’re also called puppet mitts); and glove, which separates all five fingers.
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The queen of the blonde beach babes!
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Most of these songs go out to the babes.
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Why the at-home mani pedi trend is growing Three forces are driving the shift, including DIY beauty habits that stuck after the pandemic, the rising price of salon services and a steady stream of social tutorials that make at-home nails feel achievable.
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His belief in functional beauty can be found throughout the hotel’s 14 suites, which wow with their industrial bones, Nordic design staples, and soulful bronze figures by sculptor Hanne Varming.
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Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.
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The aliens’ ability to take on the forms of stags, foxes and cardinals is also in line with what experiencers have reported about their visitations.
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If this cutie hasn’t submitted it by now, then his night just got way longer.
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Fans are already in love with Tyler Hynes' Pomeranian named Rusty James, Erin Cahill's cutie Crumpet, Jonathan Bennett's buddy Brad, and Victor Webster's bestie Nova, to name a few.
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Multiple tornadoes tore through Illinois and Indiana Sunday, killing at least two people as severe thunderstorms continue to sweep through the Midwest early Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands across the region.
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In total, many tens of millions of people around the world suffer from some form of paralysis and could profoundly benefit from brain-computer interfaces.
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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