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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
Grecia built a puppet character, rigged the character, did all of the cinematography, built the entire set for her armature, and edited the film herself.
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Playdoh Kolo, United States, 2025 A shadow puppet music video for the song by Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, blending Creole jazz, spiritual folk imagery, and hand-cut animation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Live music fills the park all weekend, and families will love the Kids Village, where little ones can enjoy face painting, puppet shows, and more.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Jeffrey’s wife, known as Shambles, operates the puppets from behind the curtain, while wearing their 5-year-old daughter, known as Crumbo, in a sling.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Playdoh Kolo, United States, 2025 A shadow puppet music video for the song by Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, blending Creole jazz, spiritual folk imagery, and hand-cut animation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Live music fills the park all weekend, and families will love the Kids Village, where little ones can enjoy face painting, puppet shows, and more.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Jeffrey’s wife, known as Shambles, operates the puppets from behind the curtain, while wearing their 5-year-old daughter, known as Crumbo, in a sling.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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Pairing their Tiny Desk set with four new songs, the album was accompanied by a short film that turned them into grotesque cartoons of themselves, alternating between looksmaxxing and airbrushed, doll-like looks reminiscent of the Backstreet Boys’ turn-of-the-millennium aesthetic.—
Maria Nenet Barrios,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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The company was sold to pawn shop company FirstCash in 2021.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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More like completely disrupting and undermining public education, using students as pawns to make a political statement.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The space program has led to the invention of heart rate monitoring technology, scratch-resistance lenses, memory foam mattresses, rechargeable batteries, wireless headphones, the Jaws of Life rescue tool, GPS and even banking technology.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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But investigators will use them as a tool to judge an individual's credibility.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Noem’s minions would defy and frustrate federal judges seeking basic information from DHS about the department’s compliance with court orders.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Instead, his minions, so afraid of earning his wrath, have remained quiet.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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