as in tool
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another
the novel's characters are not fully fleshed humans, but are simply lay figures strutted out to serve as mouthpieces for conflicting points of view
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Noun
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Jobs emerged in an era when the cost of coordination was high and the tools for distributing tasks were limited.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025 -
There’s no one tool that’s gonna work for the duration.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Haley Pavone: The first thing that comes to mind is that small business owners like myself are really feeling like pawns in this trade war and we're feeling largely ignored.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In March, the pawn shop owner dropped the print off at the auction house, prosecutors said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Lay figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20figure. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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