Action figure
Action figure noun - A small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything.
Usage example: a collection of action figures of his favorite superheroes
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Doll and action figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Doll" instead a noun phrase "Action figure".
Doll
Doll noun - A small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything.
Usage example: there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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The Charlton Comics version of The Six Million Dollar Man featured an issue "guest starring" the then-popular Kenner Steve Austin action figure, which is featured in the story as a bionic voodoo doll; anything done to the doll inexplicably happens to Steve.
Source: The Doll Episode -
Turns out their confusion was right - he's just a regular doll wearing action figure parts to seem intimidating.
Source: Literature / The Doll People -
At some point in life, everyone has had a doll —pardon, "action figure"— collection in their possession that they admired and played with, creating fanciful stories and battles, pretending to be someone else.
Source: Living Doll Collector
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