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as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
gave her a puppet with strings for a gift
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Recent Examples of puppet
The exquisitely textured and colored puppet bodies are the work of Ray Wetmore and JR Goodman of More Good Productions and Camille Labarre of LAB LAB.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
One of them, Laurentius Müller, did indeed employ a speaking puppet, and it was documented as a hoax.
—Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Also enjoy tours of the Nectar Garden, lively puppet shows, special presentations about pollinators, family-friendly nature crafts and live music.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Newmark expresses admiration for his puppet co-star.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
One of them, Laurentius Müller, did indeed employ a speaking puppet, and it was documented as a hoax.
—Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Also enjoy tours of the Nectar Garden, lively puppet shows, special presentations about pollinators, family-friendly nature crafts and live music.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Newmark expresses admiration for his puppet co-star.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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The show highlights Wu’s new venture, Atomic Lab, a platform for limited-edition collectible dolls inspired by fashion and pop culture.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Because these prices haven't come in, because the Chinese actually used our soybean farmers as pawns in the trade negotiations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
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Elphaba, after realizing she's become a pawn in the diabolical schemes of the fraudulent Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum) and his sidekick Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), has taken off for parts unknown.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Nov. 2025
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Obama defended diplomacy as a tool for addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, saying the latest negotiations demonstrate the limits of military force alone.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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As businesses of all kinds are integrating automation tools into coding, into writing, and yes, into transactions, there’s some amount of concern about accuracy and oversight.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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This is simply an excuse used my Steven Miller and his minions at USCIS to not do the job they have been paid to do.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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The big baddies, their minions, and one evil dude.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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