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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Recent Examples of action figure
Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken up when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Marvel successfully argued in court in 2003 that X-Men action figures are non-human toys (despite the premise of the franchise) rather than dolls, nearly halving their tax rate.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s a motion capture studio to help artists design better action figures.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Several new toys were revealed on Friday in celebration of Superman Day by McFarlane Toys, including 7-inch action figures in its DC Multiverse Line of Superman with Krypto the Superdog, Lex Luthor, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific and a Kaiju Monster.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Marvel successfully argued in court in 2003 that X-Men action figures are non-human toys (despite the premise of the franchise) rather than dolls, nearly halving their tax rate.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
There’s a motion capture studio to help artists design better action figures.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Several new toys were revealed on Friday in celebration of Superman Day by McFarlane Toys, including 7-inch action figures in its DC Multiverse Line of Superman with Krypto the Superdog, Lex Luthor, Metamorpho, Mister Terrific and a Kaiju Monster.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
Noun
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Is a demonic doll touring the U.S. to blame for the mishaps in Louisiana?—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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This year, Hasbro also released a new Jem doll to celebrate the series’ anniversary.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Hoover’s attorneys, meanwhile, have claimed that decades behind bars have left him a changed man and that prosecutors have unfairly painted him as a puppet master to try to keep him locked up.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Puppet theatre and puppet animation have a lot in common.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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