as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
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Recent Examples of action figure
The companies plan to release action figures, playsets and accessories, vehicles, games, collectibles, role play and other offerings via multiple retailers.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
In the movie’s first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers—the older is eleven, the younger eight—loll in front of their family’s house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
These small action figures, which can be physically folded and clicked into place, offer a brief break from the constant screen tapping many kids do at mealtimes.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026
Before KPop Demon Hunters, Hot Toys produced a Wednesday Addams action figure of Jenna Ortega from another Netflix sensation, the hit Tim Burton series Wednesday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
In the movie’s first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers—the older is eleven, the younger eight—loll in front of their family’s house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
These small action figures, which can be physically folded and clicked into place, offer a brief break from the constant screen tapping many kids do at mealtimes.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026
Before KPop Demon Hunters, Hot Toys produced a Wednesday Addams action figure of Jenna Ortega from another Netflix sensation, the hit Tim Burton series Wednesday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
Noun
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Prosecutors showed the jury a picture of a voodoo doll that Church allegedly kept of Randall.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The superfan experience was touted as an over-the-top, glittery homage to the iconic Mattel doll, but apparently was an epic fail.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ortiz landed the role after a chemistry read with Gosling in Los Angeles, in which he was given a puppet to work with.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Claims of puppet-master plots provide easy explanations for why complicated things are happening.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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