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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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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And referring to yourself as my doll.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Attach four caster wheels to the base of an old cabinet door to form a dolly.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Dec. 2025
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Initially, Mattel released eight action figures, including He-Man, Beast Man, Teela, Skeletor and more.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Following the acclaim of his first two mixtapes, Scott recalls wanting to release his debut album as an action figure that included a USB stick.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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In telling after telling, Dorothy is presented as the docile marionette of whatever man’s pulling her strings at the moment.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both characters become haunting part-marionette, part-human hybrids in the process (described aptly as the Lisaonette and the Abbionette by Adams), their limbs lengthening and eyes glowing.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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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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Inside, archaeologists discovered fragments of female figurines and two terracotta cattle.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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The campus serves as a dedicated workspace where artists across various departments masterfully craft each figurine.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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Could this finally help 17-time nominee Diane Warren take home her first statuette?—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since 1929, when Hollywood began recognizing excellence in cinematic achievements, more than 3,100 Oscar statuettes have been awarded.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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