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figurine

[fig-yuh-reen] / ˌfɪg jəˈrin /


NOUN
marionette
Synonyms


NOUN
puppet
Synonyms


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Instead of DFA-ing the figurine or placing it on the injured list, Neto accepted the Pikachu for all its flaws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 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

The miniature versions have fewer than 1,000 pieces, including a purple lightning bolt for the extreme ultraviolet light—and a Lego figurine dressed in a bunny suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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

Nearly every other table in the room had a vase of fresh flowers or a porcelain figurine on it.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

In St. Louis, an interior designer shared her love of Pilates, escape rooms and collecting angel figurines and animal bones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sales took off with the launch of its big-headed “Pop!” figurines in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Venus figurines crafted in Stone Age Europe depict women with enormous bellies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

You can see if you know more about the ’90s than our resident Gen Xer, play a crossword that includes references to Beanie Babies and Hummel figurines, and more.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Last year not one but two bakers had crafted fifty-layer-high masterpieces of sugary wonder, studded with frosted stars and flowers and figurines.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff


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