单词	plaything
释义	plaything noun play·​thing ˈplā-ˌthiŋ  1 : toy sense 1 2 : toy sense 3 Example Sentences VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich. We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies. The emperor used people as his playthings. Recent Examples on the Web The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022 There's nothing cuter than watching your precious kitty roll around on the floor, wrestling with their favorite plaything. Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022 Sometimes a single sort of edible is juxtaposed with an apt plaything, such as bananas piled under a toy gorilla or doughnut holes heaped beneath a miniature police officer. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 June 2022 Musk himself will face heat for treating a multibillion-dollar enterprise as a plaything. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 18 May 2022 At $44 billion, Twitter is an extremely expensive plaything. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 The images embodied the comic dark side of a young child’s obsessional devotion to a beloved object: When a new plaything appears, the object may be ruthlessly discarded. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Treating Giuliani as a plaything for our culture, albeit one who has made some controversial choices, is not a matter of policy disagreement, or of being a bit too grave about the lighter side of the news. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022 Twitter does not want to become a plaything of the world’s richest person. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition plaything noun play·​thing ˈplā-ˌthiŋ  : toy entry 1 sense 1
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