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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Stewart then invited a rudimentary, hand puppet version of Elmo to join him on the show.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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The infants were taught three tasks revolving around playing with hand puppets.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Mattel recently debuted a doll that is dressed in a playful blue polka-dot outfit, sporting a matching pastel purse and, most notably, wearing a continuous glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump clipped to her waist.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The deliverymen with their dollies and boxes, ready with their tags.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 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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Attendees will get an in-depth look at Hasbro’s latest action figure offerings from throughout the saga.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Mattel is unveiling some new toys at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, including a very lifelike John Cena action figure.—
Nigel Smith,
People.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Fincher said the hard part was giving the marionettes a feeling of suspension.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 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
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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The set includes two figurines, a swimming pool, a water slide, an elevator, and 10 fun accessories.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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This box player provides a screen-free listening experience and there are five figurines included.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The Nominating Committee plays the key role in determining which Broadway productions receive nominations and ultimately win Tony statuettes.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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The statuette given to Academy Award winners was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to the Oscars.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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