as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
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Hot Wheels and action figures will continue strong in 2025 with Mattel predicting 2% to 3% revenue growth.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
On his desk, beside letters from Rosalynn, his wife of seventy-seventy years, there was a Ronald Acuña, Jr., action figure.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
Bond action figures and merchandise, after all, is a click and free two-day shipping away.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Choose from hundreds of action figures with movable hands and arms to fight battles with monsters.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
On his desk, beside letters from Rosalynn, his wife of seventy-seventy years, there was a Ronald Acuña, Jr., action figure.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
Bond action figures and merchandise, after all, is a click and free two-day shipping away.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Choose from hundreds of action figures with movable hands and arms to fight battles with monsters.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figure. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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