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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Just a few doors down, surrounded by insulation and a bent garage door held together by a string, Todd Wright put together a new dolly.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
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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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In addition, the company in 2024 released a 7-inch scale action figure of Jon Bon Jovi from the Slippery When Wet album era.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Mattel marketing executive Steve Ozer revealed a huge line of limited edition elite collection action figures featuring the WWE wrestlers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 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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Radiocarbon dating methods were used to determine the age of the material used to craft these figurines, with results at the time suggesting the driftwood was more than 35,000 years old.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
21 July 2025
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Much like her life, Hansford's office is a juxtaposition of dog figurines and case files sprawled over the desk and onto the floor.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
10 July 2025
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Over the course of the first two seasons, The Bear has taken home 21 golden statuettes.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Michael Douglas also got surprised with a special statuette on its first weekend.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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