as in hand puppet
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Recent Examples of rag doll
The poster, who asked to remain anonymous, told Newsweek that Sir George is a 3-year-old rag doll cat who loves watching animal documentaries, sleeping in the bathroom sink, playing with springs, and cuddling.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Fisk easily takes control, beating him relentlessly and throwing him around like a rag doll.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Viewers see Twiggy applying her distinctive black eyelashes (three sets on top, and painted spikes on the bottom) that mimicked those of the rag doll in her bedroom.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Fisk easily takes control, beating him relentlessly and throwing him around like a rag doll.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Viewers see Twiggy applying her distinctive black eyelashes (three sets on top, and painted spikes on the bottom) that mimicked those of the rag doll in her bedroom.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
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He could be seen with what looked like a lady bug hand puppet.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, several institutions, including this one, have figured out a peculiar but effective solution to that conundrum: A zookeeper does the feeding with a hand puppet that looks like an adult bird.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
2 May 2025
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For her second wedding in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor wore a marigold yellow chiffon baby doll dress — her hair braided down her back and strewn with flowers.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Instead, the robot doll sequel didn’t come close to matching the 2022 original’s box-office launch.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Similarly, in World of Warcraft, the scroll wheel dollies the camera in and out, changing the view of the game.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2011
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Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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The company, however, has yet to obtain the license to make action figures of Roy Scheider’s Chief Martin Brody.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Long thought dead, Greta returns to the mix to chop it up with Luke, bringing two of the most legendary ’90s action figures together for the very first time.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad finitum.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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The release, which called the piece a marionette, indicated this was the second stop on the tour after being seen in Las Vegas earlier this week.—
Helen Rummel,
The Arizona Republic,
4 Oct. 2024
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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
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The figurine will soon be part of a permanent exhibition at the Polish Arms Museum.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Verifying the date and provenance of the figurine was complex because the Venus of Kolobrzeg was riddled with anomalies.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Each of these honors now comes in the form of an Oscar statuette.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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All four Oscar statuettes will be presented at the 16th annual Governors Awards, taking place Nov. 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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