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 most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly
Noun
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The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Again, Lopez drew inspiration from the 2000s with a frosty lavender eyeshadow framed with dramatic black doll-like lashes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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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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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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