HAND PUPPET Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of hand puppet

as in puppet

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According to The Times, the documentary covers allegations that Chase, who had become frustrated with his character’s escalating bigotry and a scene in which the character uses a hand puppet wearing blackface, said a racial slur when asking whether his character would be made to say it next. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026 The incident that led to his firing involved a scene in which Chase’s character Pierce Hawthorne performs a puppet show in which the hand puppet character performs in blackface. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025 The children’s component will also allow for young people to connect with older relatives using multicultural hand puppets in role-play storytelling. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 The infants were taught three tasks revolving around playing with hand puppets. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand puppet

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Noun

The documentary utilizes a montage of vintage footage with animation and felt puppets of band members, and, having played the festivals, is due for national release sometime in 2026.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
The next minute was given over to leaving viewers wondering why puppets rather than Jack White himself were squeezed into the mega-medley to deliver the biggest riff in rock or sportsdom, before BTS took over at the three-minute point.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 19 July 2026

Definition of puppet

Noun

The 1960 series Supercar marked the debut of supermarionation, an electronic system that makes marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 July 2026
About 146 groups, made up of more than 1,400 participants, marched in the parade, with projects ranging from larger-than-life marionette dolls to squads of children in do-it-yourself costumes to mobile re-creations of LACMA’s most iconic art pieces.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of marionette

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Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Paying the price of a luxury car for a giant silicone doll that needs to be recharged every two to four hours seems like a questionable choice.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

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