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 vehicle barriers resemble massive metal dollies that can be rolled to different locations. Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 The clever bit is that neither truck nor trailer requires modification to accept the dolly, which connects to a truck’s standard fifth-wheel hitch but supplies a smart kingpin. Ian Baker july 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025 Just a few doors down, surrounded by insulation and a bent garage door held together by a string, Todd Wright put together a new dolly. Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2025 Similarly, in World of Warcraft, the scroll wheel dollies the camera in and out, changing the view of the game. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2011 See All Example Sentences for dolly
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doll
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  • Nicks then proceeded to do a little bit of jokey ventriloquism with the doll and eventually gave it away to a fan.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After combining the two, Barr gives the mask eyes similar to Labubu's and the doll's iconic teeth, creating a truly disturbing look.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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