as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother
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Recent Examples of poppet
The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.
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Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In the Old World, hexing your enemies required use of candle magick, mysterious sigils or poppet dolls impaled by needles; in 2021, Nessa Barrett turns hexes into dark-pop hits.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
Between 1902 and 1904, she was granted eight patents related to rotary engines, including sleeve-valve innovations that were improvements over conventional poppet valves.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
Other events, Nunez says, have included poetry readings, concerts, tarot-card readings, artist gatherings, pop-up exhibits and workshops to make wands, intention poppets and other magical tools.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Dec. 2019
Kate and William have the cutest nicknames for their kids: Kate calls Charlotte poppet, for example.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 23 May 2019
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In the Old World, hexing your enemies required use of candle magick, mysterious sigils or poppet dolls impaled by needles; in 2021, Nessa Barrett turns hexes into dark-pop hits.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
Between 1902 and 1904, she was granted eight patents related to rotary engines, including sleeve-valve innovations that were improvements over conventional poppet valves.
—John Greathouse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
Other events, Nunez says, have included poetry readings, concerts, tarot-card readings, artist gatherings, pop-up exhibits and workshops to make wands, intention poppets and other magical tools.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 2 Dec. 2019
Kate and William have the cutest nicknames for their kids: Kate calls Charlotte poppet, for example.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 23 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poppet
doll
Noun
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In fact, these dolls might be the one thing that’s hotter than a Birkin bag in 2025.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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Just north of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, hidden within the vast, anonymous industrial parks of Valencia, lies the secret lab where the murderous doll M3GAN was born.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Poppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poppet. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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