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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
Immerse yourself in the Gentle Monster x Bratz world, complete with a massive, interactive Bratz doll object and Gentle Monster’s ultramodern 2025 Pocket Collection.
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Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
First introduced via a line of dolls in 2010, Monster High centers around a fictional high school attended by the teenage children of famous monsters.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
However, some children said their favorite Barbie dolls were the white Barbies with straight hair, Kambe said.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Other Wednesday dolls and action figures have previously been released by such toys and collectibles companies as Mattel and Mezco.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
First introduced via a line of dolls in 2010, Monster High centers around a fictional high school attended by the teenage children of famous monsters.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025
However, some children said their favorite Barbie dolls were the white Barbies with straight hair, Kambe said.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Other Wednesday dolls and action figures have previously been released by such toys and collectibles companies as Mattel and Mezco.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
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Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 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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But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.—
Matt Thompson,
Spin,
10 Sep. 2023
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Serling’s creative baby teeth were first cut at home with family storytelling, puppet shows, and skits.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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South Haven Library volunteers were present for puppet show storytelling.—
Deena Butterfield,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Plus, the dimmable clock won’t light up the whole room at 3 a.m. if the babe wakes up for a night feeding.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wake up, babe—Zendaya just arrived at the 2025 Met Gala.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
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Formally brilliant, the pieces have been in love with beauty and have cautiously flirted with representation.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Victoria, meanwhile, turned her Spice Girls superstardom into a thriving fashion and beauty label, Victoria Beckham Holdings Limited.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes, which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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Someone at the after-party better ask this cutie out!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attending on their second wedding anniversary Lexie Moreland/Getty Images The cuties actually got married on May 6 and attended on the even of their second wedding anniversary.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
6 May 2025
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Mamdani’s army of some 42,000 unpaid volunteers are managed by 14 full-time campaign staffers who have for months been getting paid tens of thousands of dollars for that work.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Out of the tens of thousands of independent films made each year, less than 1% of those films receive nationwide theatrical distribution.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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