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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
And to avoid the appearance of simple wooden dolls as characters, Lavis and Szczerbowski had the heads of their puppets designed to look like old wood with multilayered oil painting that in reality are silicon molds placed on white plastic.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
The second Dunk and Egg novella, The Sworn Sword, reveals that the pair traveled throughout Dorne and watched countless puppet shows, but Dunk seemingly never encountered her again, despite his hopes.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The plutocrat puppets like Bannon and the felonious Trumps will destroy the courts, justice system and balance of power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
The museum also hosts daily events, which include a puppet band, a circus show and an animal meet-and-greet during February vacation.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
The second Dunk and Egg novella, The Sworn Sword, reveals that the pair traveled throughout Dorne and watched countless puppet shows, but Dunk seemingly never encountered her again, despite his hopes.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The plutocrat puppets like Bannon and the felonious Trumps will destroy the courts, justice system and balance of power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
The museum also hosts daily events, which include a puppet band, a circus show and an animal meet-and-greet during February vacation.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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The new, smaller dolls, have slightly different designs, and their outfits and hairstyles have been updated for the 21st century while retaining nods to the originals.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2026
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This playset features a micro doll (standing just one inch tall) and eight accessories.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The industry says classifying EWA as a loan could have the perverse effect of sending consumers back to higher-cost, risky alternatives such as payday loans or pawn shops by imposing unnecessary restrictions, such as mandatory fees, interest charges and credit reporting requirements.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ricchiuti is now a finance and investing professor at New Orleans' Tulane University, and recently brought a class to a pawn shop to see the gold-buying process.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to a source familiar with the situation, the Pentagon used AI services from Anthropic, including its Claude tools, during the attack on Iran.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Researchers avoided contaminating the samples with other plastics by substituting standard tools with those made of aluminum, cotton and other non-plastic material, the release noted.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead, his minions, so afraid of earning his wrath, have remained quiet.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ackie mostly barks orders at her minions to go get him, while Nighy in his home plays the bad guy demanding blood.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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