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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
The puppet show itself is a fun musical comedy for all ages, with a behind-the-scenes look into puppetry after the show.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
The schedule also includes dance-alongs with the San Francisco Ballet, a San Francisco Opera Garden Party, a whimsical puppet show by Rabbit Hole Theater, a garden treasure hunt and more.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Broad hands held out right in front of him, cut up in streetlight, making shadow puppets on the split cement and talking to nobody, all by himself, all the time.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The musical puppet show was the last presentation during the library’s Kids Summer Reading Program, Jung said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
The schedule also includes dance-alongs with the San Francisco Ballet, a San Francisco Opera Garden Party, a whimsical puppet show by Rabbit Hole Theater, a garden treasure hunt and more.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Broad hands held out right in front of him, cut up in streetlight, making shadow puppets on the split cement and talking to nobody, all by himself, all the time.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The musical puppet show was the last presentation during the library’s Kids Summer Reading Program, Jung said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bill Wilkins was a pawn in Valak’s scheme to possess Janet Hodgson.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Photos of recovered items following Maisonet's pawn shop raid show a custom Sounders MLS Cup ring and Seahawks ring, believed to be owned by Macklemore, per KOMO News.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Figma added four new AI-native tools to its platform this quarter and told investors on the call to expect significant investments in AI going forward.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Traders currently place the odds of a 25 basis-point cut at 98 percent, according to the CME FedWatch tool.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vex can use that energy to empower herself, or channel it to conjure deadly minions that fight alongside her.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Later in the season, Ellie — now trying to hunt down Abby to deliver the same fate to her — brutally kills Nora, one of Abby's minions.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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