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a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body
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Recent Examples of marionettes
This snowy themed show, which features about 100 marionettes, includes sledding slopes, caroling penguins and Santa’s workshop.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionettes
Noun
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Now the museum has it, along with my students’ notes of appreciation, and the kids’ drawings, and a Russian Soviet Republic flag, and the dolls from the little girls.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Already last November, Spring ensured that characters featured in the parade, from Pac-Man to Labubu dolls, were also prominently displayed in its stores.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Each band’s gear had been set up on dollies and risers, secured under forty-foot-long tents.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Most carts, dollies, and internal transport tools are discarded simply because a single part failed or the workflow changed.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Dec. 2025
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The 50-year-old wargaming firm has become a giant, with its sci-fi/fantasy tabletop games and paint-your-own miniature figurines bolstered by successful video games, a growing universe of fiction, and an upcoming Amazon Prime TV series starring Henry Cavill, Dispatch noted.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a wall full of Voltron figurines that Rudolph bought in a moment of delight in Mexico City — then hand-painted.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump has formed close alliances with conservative tech figures, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and investor David Sacks, who serves as the White House AI and crypto czar.—
Joseph Menn The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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When the count figures are released in late spring or early summer, the numbers help the county and cities pinpoint areas of need, and also may determine the amount of federal and state dollars for homeless services.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Marionettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionettes. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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