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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
Over the next five years, the series ― with a cast of puppet characters led by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy ― was shown in over 100 countries.
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Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Even seeing the animatronic puppets waiting to strike in the shadows was scary.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a Redditor found the original artist who made the puppet—Joe Nivens, an animation professor at LSU who teaches stop motion animation, 2D animation and a number of other courses within the school's Digital Art department.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Children from the community will be a part of the production, which features song-and-dance numbers as well as live-action puppets.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Even seeing the animatronic puppets waiting to strike in the shadows was scary.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a Redditor found the original artist who made the puppet—Joe Nivens, an animation professor at LSU who teaches stop motion animation, 2D animation and a number of other courses within the school's Digital Art department.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Children from the community will be a part of the production, which features song-and-dance numbers as well as live-action puppets.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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Labubu is a doll that resembles a monster, featuring a large head, sharp teeth and prominent eyes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Annabelle has been in so many movies now, to the point of being overused (the real doll has even been suspected of paranormal activity recently).—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weeks of checking pawn shops and posting reward signs went nowhere.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Missing pawns, cracked hourglass timers, and flimsy boxes have a way of sneaking up on you.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a 2004 study, the United States Institute of Peace said that hundreds of terrorist groups had migrated online, utilizing a tool meant for better communication for often nefarious purposes.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meeting these expectations has put real strain on automotive retail, challenging dealers to know when to rely on intelligent tools—and when to step in with human expertise.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vex can use that energy to empower herself, or channel it to conjure deadly minions that fight alongside her.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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