as in doll
a small statue his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought

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Recent Examples of figurine Jason asked his brother of the small Pinocchio figurine behind him. Rachel McRady, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 In front of it are figurines, photos, scripts, and the paint-by-number Superman his daughter, 23, gave him as a little girl, now framed with a couple of Reeve autographs. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Lightyear tells the origin story of the famed spaceman figurine from the Toy Story franchise, voiced by Chris Evans. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025 At Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat, perched on the 60th floor of 22 Bishopsgate, 477 tiny ceramic figurines disappeared in a single week. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for figurine
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Noun
  • The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After a tasting at the winery, visitors can walk or e-bike along the sculpture trail, encountering site-specific large-scale works by artists such as Jose Dávila, Alicja Kwade, and the Danish collective Superflex set amid the vineyard, olive groves, and fragrant pine forests.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Currently on view is a solo show by artist Isabelle McCormick that blends oil painting and sculpture to evoke the virtual world in physical forms that question our relationships with technology.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s left Venice as the de facto launching pad for major Oscar contenders from Netflix, an enviable position given that the streamer has continued to shell out big bucks to A-list auteurs in its quest to finally land a best picture statuette.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That victory took the pair all the way to the Oscars, with the lushly shot, lavishly mounted period piece earning three statuettes from 10 nominations.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In behind-the-scenes photos exclusive to PEOPLE, Rosalía flaunts her figure and her long, flowing brunette hair while modeling.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • How much inflation erodes your own current standard of living will vary far more among individuals than the CPI figure indicates.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Figurine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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