as in hand puppet
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Recent Examples of rag doll
Forlorn but oddly hopeful, Sally became the film’s most empathetic character, thanks in part to the depth that O’Hara lent to the sort-of animated rag doll.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The industry functions on a delicate infrastructure of intimidation, backbiting, and the occasional contract amid endless favors, yanking Aasmaan through its machinations like a rag doll in the wind.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
That drive, which included another sack where Burrow was tossed like a rag doll, was exactly what Bengals fans did not want to see.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Without warning or notice the door opens and the bull bolted into the arena, throwing Horton around like a rag doll.
—Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The industry functions on a delicate infrastructure of intimidation, backbiting, and the occasional contract amid endless favors, yanking Aasmaan through its machinations like a rag doll in the wind.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
That drive, which included another sack where Burrow was tossed like a rag doll, was exactly what Bengals fans did not want to see.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Without warning or notice the door opens and the bull bolted into the arena, throwing Horton around like a rag doll.
—Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
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Nana bought shark and snake hand puppets as gifts for them.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Again, Lopez drew inspiration from the 2000s with a frosty lavender eyeshadow framed with dramatic black doll-like lashes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Tuesday, surveillance video shows an SUV pull up and two people enter the back door of Hushcha's loft with a dolly.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Woo had to ask security to bring his wheelchair and a dolly.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The show's writers subsequently did their best to accommodate the strange whims of action figure designers on the hunt for more and more playable designs.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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The wariness went away when Trap Jaw shows up and looks like the old action figure.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 June 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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Mattel's Masters of the Universe figurines launched a popular 1980s cartoon series and 1987 feature film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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From a Renaissance Society show to Willem de Kooning at the Art Institute to figurines by an Argentinian artist, what not to miss in the months ahead.—
Kayla Samoy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
Noun
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After decades spent shaping modern movies without ever taking home a competitive Oscar, actor Glenn Close and director Ridley Scott will finally receive statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this fall.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Each of these honors now comes in the form of an Oscar statuette.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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