as in figures
a small statue
his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought
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Recent Examples of figurines
One parent said her daughter, who had never even seen Dora the Explorer, instantly fell in love with the figurines and spent the afternoon making up stories on the rope swing and slide.
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Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
In earlier times, ungulate toe-bones (phalanges) were commonly used across various cultures to make ornaments, game pieces, handles, and figurines.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The black-and-white patterns mixed with hints of orange also match other designs in the collection, like the Happy Jack pumpkins and illuminated ghost figurines that can create a holiday scene in any room.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Boone and Gorvy turn toward a display by Haim Steinbach, a shelf topped with ceramic figurines and a trio of black-and-white cornflakes boxes.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The app allows users to blend multiple photos together and use prompts to create things such as digital figurines of photos that a user uploads.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
There's also the light fixtures decorated with gnomes, plaster figurines of knights and other medieval figures, and wrought iron decorations created by Cyril Colnik − whose work also can be seen at Milwaukee's Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Lung made a deal with Pop Mart, a company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers, to sell the figurines.
—Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Osaka’s Labubu – the fluffy, sharp-toothed figurines which have shot to prominence in recent years – was attached to her bag and was covered in red and gold crystals as well as holding a sparkly blue tennis racket.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
In earlier times, ungulate toe-bones (phalanges) were commonly used across various cultures to make ornaments, game pieces, handles, and figurines.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The black-and-white patterns mixed with hints of orange also match other designs in the collection, like the Happy Jack pumpkins and illuminated ghost figurines that can create a holiday scene in any room.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Boone and Gorvy turn toward a display by Haim Steinbach, a shelf topped with ceramic figurines and a trio of black-and-white cornflakes boxes.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The app allows users to blend multiple photos together and use prompts to create things such as digital figurines of photos that a user uploads.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
There's also the light fixtures decorated with gnomes, plaster figurines of knights and other medieval figures, and wrought iron decorations created by Cyril Colnik − whose work also can be seen at Milwaukee's Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2019, Lung made a deal with Pop Mart, a company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers, to sell the figurines.
—Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Osaka’s Labubu – the fluffy, sharp-toothed figurines which have shot to prominence in recent years – was attached to her bag and was covered in red and gold crystals as well as holding a sparkly blue tennis racket.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurines
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Next up, the dolls are teaming up with Parisian maison Moynat.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Figurines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurines. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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