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figurine

[fig-yuh-reen] / ˌfɪg jəˈrin /


NOUN
marionette
Synonyms


NOUN
puppet
Synonyms


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On the Angels’ broadcast the previous night, reporter Erica Weston presented play-by-play announcer Wayne Randazzo with a birthday gift: a figurine of Grogu, a character in the Star Wars family.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Black Badge specification features a dark-anodized grille and hood figurine in the place of chrome brightwork—younger, fresher, more nocturnal, but also nicely understated, which I like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

In Vogelherd Cave in Lone Valley, for example, archaeologists uncovered a small mammoth figurine carved from mammoth ivory.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026

I learned that you can’t fix a china figurine with duct tape because it doesn’t look right.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Painted characters and toyboxes made of wood are installed in scenes that replicate toy stores and home interiors, where figurines scattered on the floor suggest that we’ve just interrupted a child’s playtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In January, Sudanese authorities showed off a haul of some 570 items taken from the national museum, including scarab-shaped amulets, along with ancient vases and figurines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

You can see if you know more about the ’90s than our resident Gen Xer, play a crossword that includes references to Beanie Babies and Hummel figurines, and more.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

She packed up her two worn decks of tarot cards, some small carved stone figurines and headed for home before the darkness swallowed Old Havana again.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Last year was Hayao Miyazaki, when we’d watched as many Miyazaki films as we could and collected figurines.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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