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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
Since 2021, Fator and his puppet friends have headlined a new show titled Who's the Dummy Now?
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The puppet, seen in the fourth episode of the Emmy-winning series, represents a lead character that was also featured in the Dark Crystal novels.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
There are multiple people operating a single puppet, with the puppeteers in plain sight of the audience.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The puppet, seen in the fourth episode of the Emmy-winning series, represents a lead character that was also featured in the Dark Crystal novels.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
There are multiple people operating a single puppet, with the puppeteers in plain sight of the audience.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The doll and three-story playset — both of which Gaines helped to design — will both be available to purchase at Target, in stores and online.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite their age, vintage Mauser rifles like the one authorities say was used to kill Kirk are widely available at firearm stores, pawn shops and gun shows, experts said.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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His congressional pawns could have passed a law outlawing ridicule of the president.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Having a familiar presence like Joan at Westside Hospital is a helpful tool for Amy, who’s still rebuilding her life after the season 1 car crash that left her with a traumatic brain injury, wiping her memories of the previous eight years.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Movies That Don’t Exist, a native digital format created and directed by Hernández, where AI becomes an experimental tool that amplifies creativity and connects with audiences through his YouTube channel, with over 3 million subscribers.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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