doll

noun

ˈdäl How to pronounce doll (audio)
Definition of dollnext
1
as in dolly
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

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2
as in lovely
a physically attractive person her new boyfriend is a real doll

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Recent Examples of doll Picture show Pleasant Rowland launched Pleasant Company in 1986 with three dolls — Samantha, Molly and Kirsten — creating an empire known as American Girl. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Plus, there are Gold records, mixing boards, shoes, furniture, dolls, handwritten lyrics and an explosion of accessories. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 At 27, the artist comes across like a life-size Bratz doll, armed with sugary vocals and upbeat melodies. — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 Reese, who has her own custom Barbie doll, turned that into a positive. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll
  1. dolly
  2. lovely
  3. puppet
  4. babe
  5. beauty
  6. fox
  7. cutie
  8. ten
Noun
  • Trailers, motorcycles, tow dollies and some commercial tractor-trailer trucks only need one license plate, the DMV said.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Before Brown invented the Steadicam, about the only way to create a smooth moving shot on a film was to use a dolly, a technology that had been around since the early days of filmmaking but required heavy track that could only be laid so far.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 July 2026
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  • Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of lovely
Noun
  • India’s ambassador to Indonesia, Sandeep Chakravorty, said the Ramayana and the Mahabharata had been part of Indonesian temple culture, wayang (traditional puppet theater) and the popular imagination for over a millennium.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Others have opted for the puppeteering class, upstairs, where pairs of students are taught to bring their humanoid puppets to life.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of puppet
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  • Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a lot, coming from the babe who invented the beloved Capri Sour.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of babe
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  • You would have been treated like gods and lived forever in beauty.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that beauty comes from within never entered the discussion.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
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  • There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Within six generations, the foxes began to show some familiar, doglike behaviors.
    — Alida de Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fox
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  • But at a time when other actors might be trying to desperately avoid being typecast, Innanen seems to be relishing being the internet’s cutie of the moment.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If this cutie hasn’t submitted it by now, then his night just got way longer.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
Definition of cutie
Noun
  • The waste will remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Top teams are spending tens of millions of dollars to put together football rosters alone in the name, image and likeness era.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ten

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