as in hand puppet
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Recent Examples of rag doll
While some cat breeds, such as rag dolls or Maine coons, are considered more sociable, the researchers did not examine differences in behavior based on breed.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Woods gets his title and cover art from a type of rag doll, a racist caricature once common in British and American culture.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Jessie is the cowgirl rag doll who first appeared in 1999’s Toy Story 2 and was voiced by Joan Cusack.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
What defined the song beyond that, though, was Elliott’s ability to toss around language like a rag doll and unashamedly wearing her sexuality proud.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Woods gets his title and cover art from a type of rag doll, a racist caricature once common in British and American culture.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Jessie is the cowgirl rag doll who first appeared in 1999’s Toy Story 2 and was voiced by Joan Cusack.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
What defined the song beyond that, though, was Elliott’s ability to toss around language like a rag doll and unashamedly wearing her sexuality proud.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
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As coach John Harbaugh has final say on player transactions, Schoen is, frankly, Harbaugh’s personal hand puppet (apologies to Jerry Seinfeld).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer said the district provided staff training after the hand puppet and flag incident and plans to hold 10 student assemblies on Jewish identity and history with the Anne Frank Center USA.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While the global economy has conspired for decades to bring down the cost of dolls and footballs, the biggest expenses of raising kids—childcare, summer camp, music lessons, babysitting, college tuition, health care—all suffer from Baumol’s cost disease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Zara Larsson and Olandria, with their Bratz-doll-level glam by makeup artists Sophia Sinot and Ngozi Esther Edeme.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Marvel action figures and signs coat the dining the room.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kieth’s work on the series also led to a line of action figures produced by Todd McFarlane.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sid spent much of the 1950s touring his marionettes in Europe and even appeared with Judy Garland as her opening act during the latter part of the decade.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, making marionettes entered the picture.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
5 Sep. 2024
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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,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2021
Noun
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On Friday, all 53,675 fans went home with a bobbling figurine of Ohtani at the plate, a memento honoring his performance in Game 4 of the NLCS last October.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Melody writes on the store’s website that Heather, an eclectic, stylish woman, was an avid thrifter and once gifted her a thrifted flying pig figurine.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Medical dramas that tap into this high-stress environment frequently get rewarded with statuettes, eyeballs, and endless season renewals, and anyone entering the world of writer-director Petra Volpe’s Late Shift will immediately feel right at home.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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Truer words were never spoken, although Anderson would have plenty of statuettes before the evening was finished.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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