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figurine

[fig-yuh-reen] / ˌfɪg yəˈrin /


NOUN
marionette
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NOUN
puppet
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“That is the goddess Cybele—our most precious object in the Myrmekion collection,” said Tomasz Dziurdzik, chief curator of the ancient art collection at the National Museum in Warsaw, pointing to a terracotta figurine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Legos, a Nintendo Game Boy and figurine sit on top of a Sony Playstation 4 console.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

She was too busy gazing at some silly figurine to even notice him.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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