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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Anything that, say, the cultish brand Supreme stamped its blocky logo on—a brick, a voodoo doll, a functional fire extinguisher—and issued as a drop became an overnight fetish object.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Smith carried a mini top-handle style shaped like a doll house.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He is seen on video surveillance wheeling the stove down the hall on a dolly, prosecutors said.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While Vu survived, Aaron, who loved Street Fighter action figures and Beats by Dre headphones, didn’t.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The toy maker has a deal with Disney to supply Toy Story 5 action figures and other product around a tentpole release later this year, and also has a KPop Demon Hunters doll line based on the Netflix franchise.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Natalie Haynes fleshes out the backstories of her cast—Jason, a handsome ship captain on a quest for the Golden Fleece, the scheming sorceress Medea, and Olympian deities toying with mortals like marionettes—and imbues them all with contemporary vibes.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are marionettes, masks, shadow puppets and table top puppets.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 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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Seconds later, emerald green water began to flow from the swans, merman and other water-spraying figurines that make the 168-year-old monument a popular selfie spot.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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To identify an authentic Lladró figurine, look for the Lladró logo on the piece's base.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Emmy-winning Noah Wyle hospital procedural already has a pair of statuettes for Episodic Drama and New Series.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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