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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
Using puppets was meant to provide the actors, especially Mason Thames, who plays Hiccup, a real-world scene partner.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The pilot of the series was entirely handmade, with Roy Ambriz describing how much of it evolved, particularly with puppet parts being 3D printed.
—Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
Family Day festivities will include a performance by Grammy-winning klezmer musicians The Klezmatics, a puppet performance by the CityParks PuppetMobile and a musical read-along by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson and Brownstone Brass.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
The show uses everything from patriotic rallies to kids’ puppet shows to an ice-skating performance branded with the name of the omnipresent corporation Vought International to parallel real life.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The pilot of the series was entirely handmade, with Roy Ambriz describing how much of it evolved, particularly with puppet parts being 3D printed.
—Kambole Campbell, Variety, 14 June 2025
Family Day festivities will include a performance by Grammy-winning klezmer musicians The Klezmatics, a puppet performance by the CityParks PuppetMobile and a musical read-along by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson and Brownstone Brass.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
The show uses everything from patriotic rallies to kids’ puppet shows to an ice-skating performance branded with the name of the omnipresent corporation Vought International to parallel real life.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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This week's installment features weird dolls, presidential decrees and even a sports question!—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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Jones argued that the manager knew about her disabilities before the June 2024 incident and her fear of dolls, the complaint read.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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As something of a pawn in the game of tactical chess between Ferreira and Paiva, the broad conclusion was that the experiment did not quite work out for the teenager.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Investigators reported finding a receipt matching those items sold to a pawn shop, where Tate provided his Tennessee driver’s license to conduct the transaction, according to the report.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Human smugglers, often linked to drug cartels, have used tunnels, ladders and power tools to cross walls.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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On top of that, with a variety of third-party tools available on the market, business owners can also have their pick, according to RMIT Vietnam’s Parida.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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