as in doll
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 dolly
The Goguette cabinet is a more permanent piece of home appliancery that took two of us and a dolly just to move it across the dining room.
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Attach four caster wheels to the base of an old cabinet door to form a dolly.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 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
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Attach four caster wheels to the base of an old cabinet door to form a dolly.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly
doll
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Three-year-old Agatha Acker, in a cute gingham outfit and gas mask, brought along her doll, Betty Lou, also tricked out in a pretty dress, and a gas mask.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Put on your cutest pink outfit and channel your inner child at this event that’s 100% dedicated to the iconic Mattel doll.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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