as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
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Recent Examples of dolly
The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
The actor started out walking, then stepped onto a board that had been attached to a dolly, which was on a track, kept going forward, and then lifted him up.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The engine covers and other parts are sorted from supplier containers into dollies, which are then placed adjacent to the assembly line so that employees may easily access them.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
The actor started out walking, then stepped onto a board that had been attached to a dolly, which was on a track, kept going forward, and then lifted him up.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly
doll
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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This time, however, the doll is unnesting nearly three years after launch.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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“Dolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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