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
The 27-year-old investment banker and possible serial killer strolls around his Upper West Side condo in a pair of white cotton briefs that match the place’s stark décor, his exposed musculature as sleek and defined as an action figure.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The company, however, has yet to obtain the license to make action figures of Roy Scheider’s Chief Martin Brody.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Long thought dead, Greta returns to the mix to chop it up with Luke, bringing two of the most legendary ’90s action figures together for the very first time.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The Chargers set the bar among a throwback action figure commercial, a Mario Kart parody and an ad for a prescription drug.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The company, however, has yet to obtain the license to make action figures of Roy Scheider’s Chief Martin Brody.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Long thought dead, Greta returns to the mix to chop it up with Luke, bringing two of the most legendary ’90s action figures together for the very first time.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The Chargers set the bar among a throwback action figure commercial, a Mario Kart parody and an ad for a prescription drug.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for action figure
Noun
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Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This time, however, the doll is unnesting nearly three years after launch.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
Noun
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These directives could be conveyed to AGI and ASI without anyone else knowing that the AI maker is pulling the puppet strings underlying AGI and ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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In fact, just last season several Raiders players mocked Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with a Kermit the frog puppet with his signature curly hair and dressed in his No. 15 jersey (many have said Mahomes sounds like Kermit over the years).—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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“Action figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/action%20figure. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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