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figurine

[fig-yuh-reen] / ˌfɪg jəˈrin /


NOUN
marionette
Synonyms


NOUN
puppet
Synonyms


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For the quarterfinal, Rodman carried a Shelton figurine, possibly as a good luck charm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

"Breaking: We've updated tonight's Ichiro Replica Statue giveaway," it posted on social media along with an image of a figurine with a broken bat.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

In Vogelherd Cave in Lone Valley, for example, archaeologists uncovered a small mammoth figurine carved from mammoth ivory.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026

There was a three-tiered pink-and-white cake, draped in fondant and topped with a sugar figurine of a baby holding the number 1 in its chubby hands.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Blind box collectables like Sonny Angels - tiny, unclothed cherub-like dolls - and miniature glow-in-the-dark Smiski figurines have been flying off shelves.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Hedy Khaled from Liverpool says although the hype around the dolls is cooling, she is just as attached to her collection of 70 Pop Mart figurines.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Amid lagging sales, retailers marked down the figurines, alienating collectors who want to see items appreciate in value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Painted characters and toyboxes made of wood are installed in scenes that replicate toy stores and home interiors, where figurines scattered on the floor suggest that we’ve just interrupted a child’s playtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

He could make intricate toys—tiny windmills, rattles, minute jewel boxes out of dried palm reeds; he could carve perfect boats out of tapioca stems and figurines on cashew nuts.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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