as in doll
a small statue his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought

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Recent Examples of figurine In 2019, Lung made a deal with Pop Mart, a company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers, to sell the figurines. Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 Thursday, one of the biggest blockbuster trades in NFL history smashed all of that to pieces, like a cheesehead crushing a cowboy figurine. Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025 Osaka’s Labubu – the fluffy, sharp-toothed figurines which have shot to prominence in recent years – was attached to her bag and was covered in red and gold crystals as well as holding a sparkly blue tennis racket. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 Jason asked his brother of the small Pinocchio figurine behind him. Rachel McRady, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for figurine
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Noun
  • Last year, the Queen hosted a reception connected to the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's Dolls' House, which the Royal Collection Trust touts as the world's largest and most famous doll house.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Brave Ken doll also comes with a rooted wig and the other accessories.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • The Borglum Historical Foundation had the sculpture cast in 1990 from Borglum’s original plaster model, the Houmas House reports.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Emergence, a steel sculpture that doubles as a time capsule for the city, was re-installed at the Green Street Grove after a brief vacation from the public eye.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seen in a bookshop reminiscent of the one Humphrey Bogart’s character visits in another John Huston classic, The Big Sleep, the statuette was designed by Fred Sexton for The Maltese Falcon.
    Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Redford received his first Oscar nomination for the film, but came up short in his bid to win the Best Actor statuette.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • The relative lack of attention toward Hortman’s assassination has been pointed to by some left-wing figures as evidence of hypocrisy from those on the Right, particularly those who were angry over the celebrations of some left-wing social media users over Kirk’s death.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tesla says the high headline figure is the cost of keeping Musk focused on Tesla, rather than on his other companies, including SpaceX and Neuralink, or on politics.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Figurine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figurine. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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