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Recent Examples of marionette
The fungus that hijacks ants like a ghastly marionette
Penn State
The humble carpenter ant is the unsuspecting victim of this nightmare.
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
But for anyone with a taste for operatic violence and fountains of blood as shotgun and assault rifle blasts send bodies flying in slo-mo or dancing like convulsive marionettes, Gareth Evans’ gritty neo-noir will be just the ticket.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
At times, Expedition 33 feels like a twisted fairy tale, something akin to Alice in Wonderland but far more French (complete with mimes and marionettes).
—PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Or make that 27, because Pudgy, Betty’s pug, a marionette with a lolling pink tongue operated by the puppeteer Phillip Huber, sometimes shakes a leg too.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
But for anyone with a taste for operatic violence and fountains of blood as shotgun and assault rifle blasts send bodies flying in slo-mo or dancing like convulsive marionettes, Gareth Evans’ gritty neo-noir will be just the ticket.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
At times, Expedition 33 feels like a twisted fairy tale, something akin to Alice in Wonderland but far more French (complete with mimes and marionettes).
—PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Or make that 27, because Pudgy, Betty’s pug, a marionette with a lolling pink tongue operated by the puppeteer Phillip Huber, sometimes shakes a leg too.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionette
Noun
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The other chairs are occupied by large, moldy dolls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That's pretty vague, but a season 2 teaser highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The clever bit is that neither truck nor trailer requires modification to accept the dolly, which connects to a truck’s standard fifth-wheel hitch but supplies a smart kingpin.—
Ian Baker
July 22,
New Atlas,
22 July 2025
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Just a few doors down, surrounded by insulation and a bent garage door held together by a string, Todd Wright put together a new dolly.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
5 Sep. 2024
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In the Old World, hexing your enemies required use of candle magick, mysterious sigils or poppet dolls impaled by needles; in 2021, Nessa Barrett turns hexes into dark-pop hits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Without warning or notice the door opens and the bull bolted into the arena, throwing Horton around like a rag doll.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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Cat breeds that are most likely to accept dogs into their life include Maine coons, rag dolls, and Siamese.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Drinks included Blasted, which used Taco Bell's Baja Blast soda; A Journey Through the Cosmos Suspended in Time, which included an astronaut figurine suspended in the drink using clear ice; and Chrono Cryo, a white tea cocktail served on a cloud of dry ice.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Taking inspiration from the Bratz doll Sasha, the figurine features pieces evocative of a nautical style sensibility, including a white sailor hat paired with a blue and white striped shirt and a tartan skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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