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
People have been carving pregnant-goddess figurines since the Stone Age, and depictions of pregnancy are a recurrent theme across art history.
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Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
She had been wrapped in a green T-shirt, placed in two garbage bags and surrounded with several glass angel figurines.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Places of interest in Yamunanagar district include Kalesar National Park in the lower Shivaliks and the ancient site of Sugh, where figurines from the Mauryan, Shunga, and Kushan periods have reportedly been found.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s folklore about a witch in the woods who terrorizes travelers, and a few creepy figurines to go along with the story.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anime figurines on the other hand, had a cheaper and shorter price range.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines?
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
La Cocina, one of the property’s three restaurants, felt, to me, like an open-air art gallery more than a restaurant, with wooden shelves displaying ceramics and beaded figurines made by the area’s Indigenous Wixárika community.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
She had been wrapped in a green T-shirt, placed in two garbage bags and surrounded with several glass angel figurines.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Places of interest in Yamunanagar district include Kalesar National Park in the lower Shivaliks and the ancient site of Sugh, where figurines from the Mauryan, Shunga, and Kushan periods have reportedly been found.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s folklore about a witch in the woods who terrorizes travelers, and a few creepy figurines to go along with the story.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Anime figurines on the other hand, had a cheaper and shorter price range.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines?
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
La Cocina, one of the property’s three restaurants, felt, to me, like an open-air art gallery more than a restaurant, with wooden shelves displaying ceramics and beaded figurines made by the area’s Indigenous Wixárika community.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figurines
Noun
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On-pitch leadership from figures like James, Colwill and Fernandez will also help.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Task force member and history professor Bob Weinberg pushed back, saying reassessing historical figures is part of the academic process.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Classic dolls are a natural next step, and stars like Rodrigo and Zardoya have already made the jump.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The best trivia questions are like Russian nesting dolls.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Figurines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurines. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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