as in dolls
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
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Recent Examples of dollies
Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.
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Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Most carts, dollies, and internal transport tools are discarded simply because a single part failed or the workflow changed.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Local garden designer Dabney Peeples helped with the planters, which are on dollies so they can be moved around to facilitate varying layouts.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Most carts, dollies, and internal transport tools are discarded simply because a single part failed or the workflow changed.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
Local garden designer Dabney Peeples helped with the planters, which are on dollies so they can be moved around to facilitate varying layouts.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollies
dolls
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Now the museum has it, along with my students’ notes of appreciation, and the kids’ drawings, and a Russian Soviet Republic flag, and the dolls from the little girls.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Already last November, Spring ensured that characters featured in the parade, from Pac-Man to Labubu dolls, were also prominently displayed in its stores.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Dollies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollies. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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