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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
A number of the puppets featured in Fraggle Rock — like Uncle Traveling Matt and Doozer — are also up for auction, with each estimated to fetch at least $40,000.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Give your total trust and be a happy puppet.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Find giant puppets and family activities from the Multicultural Artists Guild at the children’s museum; the art museum will offer sugar skull-decorating, dance and music.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Give your total trust and be a happy puppet.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Find giant puppets and family activities from the Multicultural Artists Guild at the children’s museum; the art museum will offer sugar skull-decorating, dance and music.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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There’s a common refrain that the troops are being used as pawns.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technique is showing because Paul’s learning to use all his tools — the size, the strength, the reach from his arm length, which creates a 7-foot-6 wingspan.—
Omar Kelly
October 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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But while Wikipedia users can directly edit a story, Grokipedia offers tools to ask questions and submit a correction.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, this has always been a very personal conflict between Yennefer and Vilgefortz, which is why Vilgefortz finally stops letting his minions do all the fighting and jumps through the portal himself.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others wore inflatable costumes, dressed as bumble bees, frogs, unicorns and a even minion.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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