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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
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who is essentially Netanyahu’s puppet, has established a new administrative body in his ministry to promote emigration.
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Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
In both films, the director insisted on using real animal fibers for the puppets.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Being merely a puppet of whatever the AI tells you is not likely to work out and you’ll probably be castigated as the dumbest person in the room rather than the smartest.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Three of the puppets were about a foot tall, with the other two measuring about 18 centimeters.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
In both films, the director insisted on using real animal fibers for the puppets.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Being merely a puppet of whatever the AI tells you is not likely to work out and you’ll probably be castigated as the dumbest person in the room rather than the smartest.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Three of the puppets were about a foot tall, with the other two measuring about 18 centimeters.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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One of those promotions – bobbleheads of the stars – has become so popular that prices rise and fans line up for hours hoping to get inside before the supply of dolls disappears.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Television The creators of ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie’ on remaking America’s doll just before #MeToo April 27, 2018 Nevins took a look at NFL players at the end of their careers.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Consumers should check the spot price of gold online before hawking their gold at a pawn shop or online marketplace like Alloy or Express Gold Cash, Kristof said.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Officials did not name the auction house or the pawn shop.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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This capability—combined with tools like protein folding simulations—has opened the door to faster, more efficient drug development pipelines.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Short passwords — think six or eight characters — can be cracked in minutes by modern hacking tools.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Small medieval villages are demolished in the wake of hell’s minions pouring forth from their dimension and into the next.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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At just 17 years old, Amanda Seyfried booked her breakout role in Mean Girls as Regina George’s bimbo minion who could predict the weather with her boobs.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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