as in hand puppet
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Recent Examples of rag doll
A couple from the United Kingdom filmed their rag doll cat sleeping in an unusual position, now the viral clip has turned the feline into a social media star.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
This was an impressive showcase of Lash Legend throwing Piper Niven around like a rag doll.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The result is a 15-minute heart-stopper during which the men are tossed around like rag dolls and whip one another at high speeds while a bloodthirsty crowd roars as other contestants get trampled.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s when a new, horrific mayhem begins, with the creatures wreaking havoc, tossing cars like rag dolls and snatching screaming, unsuspecting citizens.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
This was an impressive showcase of Lash Legend throwing Piper Niven around like a rag doll.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The result is a 15-minute heart-stopper during which the men are tossed around like rag dolls and whip one another at high speeds while a bloodthirsty crowd roars as other contestants get trampled.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
That’s when a new, horrific mayhem begins, with the creatures wreaking havoc, tossing cars like rag dolls and snatching screaming, unsuspecting citizens.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
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Unfortunately, one of the other wards is Dave Crealy (John Lithgow), who terrorizes the residents in increasingly sinister ways — along with the help of his hand puppet, Jenny Pen.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her son, Michael, writes the storylines and does voiceovers for some of the hand puppets.—
Eve Glover,
Fox News,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Additionally, Barbie has tapped actresses and real-life besties Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple to receive their own dolls, who model miniature red carpet-worthy gowns.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mattel released eight new one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls for International Women's Day, honoring female friendship.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tregenza always does his own cinematography, and his style is entirely his own, involving extended and elaborate camera moves on dollies, cranes, cars, or even boats.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Choose from hundreds of action figures with movable hands and arms to fight battles with monsters.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Mattel launched the Masters of the Universe franchise with a line of action figures that debuted in 1982.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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Celebrate World Puppetry Day: Make your own silly bird marionette.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Vienna, guests can choose a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a visit to the Children’s Museum, a marionette show, a bike ride, a strudel-making demonstration, or a Mozart-Schumann concert.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 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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Customers will also find seasonal décor year-round, such as arrangements, wreaths, pictures, and figurines.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Artifacts like ceremonial daggers, figurines or jewelry made of meteoric iron were found in Turkey, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Indonesia, Iran, Canada, Greenland, Russia, China and North Africa.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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As such, the upset SAG Award win vaulted Chalamet to the top of the category of competitors for the Best Actor Oscar and given him the most momentum to win the coveted statuette.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This recognition highlights a broader trend in Hollywood, where even the most celebrated actors sometimes go without receiving the coveted statuette.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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