: the production or creation of puppets or puppet shows
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: the art of manipulating puppets
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Speaking of old, puppetry has been around for about 3,000 years.—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026 Rocky was a seamless blend of puppetry and animation from Framestore.—Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 My father knew very well the power of puppetry to tell a story and how people could engage and connect to those characters.—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026 There are examples theatrical and ceremonial puppetry including video of a bullfight and circus acrobat routines depicted with puppets.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puppetry