rag doll

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for rag doll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
  • Stewart then invited a rudimentary, hand puppet version of Elmo to join him on the show.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
  • The infants were taught three tasks revolving around playing with hand puppets.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth, and prominent eyes.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • With a run time of less than fifteen minutes, the film featured Smith in two of its four segments, shown playing with dolls with a female companion in a bathtub in one, and dressed as a clown on the roof of an apartment building in another.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then the chandelier behind was real explosions, the camera team moving the dolly in sequence with Alex [Lawther] acting in the foreground of the whole thing going off in what was essentially one or two seconds.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Crowds formed behind barricades; cameras mounted on dollies glided above fashion insiders, who flitted around like exotic fish in a gilded aquarium.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Books, puzzles, electronics, action figures and more will be showcased.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
  • With his action figure on the shelf and a hammer in hand, Grant proves that real superheroes do live among us.
    Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dolled Up Halloween This aesthetic continues to capture imaginations, with marionette costumes showing strong search growth lately.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fans came with their favorite plush charms and solid figurines and their latest purchase from the collaboration for Lung to sign.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, there will be furniture, rugs, lamps, ceramic figurines and other decor for sale.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the Montes de María, where additional Indigenous groups lived, small statuettes of human figures with instruments resembling gaitas (Indigenous flutes) - also known as chuanas - have been found.
    Karla Gachet, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • All films and screenplays in competition vie for the coveted Night Mare statuette, designed and sculpted by toy and figure artist Tony Simione (Marvel, Star Wars, Godzilla, Alien).
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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