variants or poseable
: capable of being posed in various positions
Out of the seemingly innocent stuff of child's play—posable plastic women, cowboy figures, fake fish, and ventriloquists' dummies—Laurie Simmons creates wry, highly theatrical scenes, haunting for their melancholy evocations of a time that never was. A. M. Homes
This 15-inch poseable plush doll is sophisticated (but not grown), fashion-forward (but not tarty), and cute (but not pouty). Parenting

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Pokemon figures are used for decoration, display and play, but are not posable. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 The character comes with a posable head, ears, arms, and fingers to adjust and create different looks. Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

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1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of posable was in 1964

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“Posable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posable. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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