as in hand puppet
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Recent Examples of rag doll
This was an impressive showcase of Lash Legend throwing Piper Niven around like a rag doll.
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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
But inside her mind, surreal and vivid images intrude on her thoughts — her body hanging like a rag doll from the hook of a crane, lying on a forest floor covered in insects, twisted among driftwood on a beach.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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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
But inside her mind, surreal and vivid images intrude on her thoughts — her body hanging like a rag doll from the hook of a crane, lying on a forest floor covered in insects, twisted among driftwood on a beach.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag doll
Noun
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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
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Even Marlowe directs this film using only realistic, lifelike hand puppets.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Now, the late singer has been honored with her very own Barbie doll.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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The film stars Jessica Biel as Linda, a woman who hires a babysitter to care for her baby who is actually a doll.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the home invasion sequence, Daniels rarely laid dolly track, instead placing the dolly directly on the floor to give it some bumps.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.—
Bob Hirshon,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Wim’s action figures resemble Luke Skywalker in white and Darth Vader in black but aren’t explicitly shown to be those characters, and the lightsaber fight Wim and Neel act out, with one combatant reacting to an injured arm, seems to evoke The Empire Strikes Back without actually naming it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2024
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The model did her best to create a memorable birthday cake for her toddler — by featuring two John Cena action figures on top of the chocolate confection.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The can-opener — wedging your stick between the forward’s legs and either dumping them to the ice or maneuvering them around like a marionette — was popular in Richardson’s time.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Henson constructs an adorable miniature world for this special using a clever mix of puppets, marionettes, and animatronics, punctuated by soulful tunes by songwriter Paul Williams.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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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Its peachy-pink, refillable bottle is capped with a sphere and emblazoned with a butterfly figurine.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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The figurine was dropped off anonymously at a Fort Collins fire station four days later on Dec. 19.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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While officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is affectionately known as Oscar, a nickname popularized by Academy librarian Margaret Herrick and adopted by the Academy in 1939.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Like Wicked, the three statuettes that she's already snagged also had their roots in a Broadway musical: the 2015 revival of The Color Purple. Want more movie news?—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Rag doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag%20doll. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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