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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
The puppets’ heads in the past are silicon moulds multi-layered by oil painting to look like aged wood.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The musical production at Boston's Adam Theater takes young audiences inside the story, with an intricate puppet helping turn imagination into reality.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Henry Pettibone, assisted by trusty dog puppet Tracer.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Today's listen This year, the NPR Music team published 115 Tiny Desk concerts featuring a diverse range of artists, including rap and rock legends, Broadway musicals and even puppets.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The musical production at Boston's Adam Theater takes young audiences inside the story, with an intricate puppet helping turn imagination into reality.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Henry Pettibone, assisted by trusty dog puppet Tracer.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Today's listen This year, the NPR Music team published 115 Tiny Desk concerts featuring a diverse range of artists, including rap and rock legends, Broadway musicals and even puppets.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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And then there’s Alison’s Isabella Linton, who’s quite doll-like in her candy-pink gowns and bows?—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rose also enjoys playing with dolls, carefully giving each one its own name and unique personality.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Under that proposal, liquor stores, vape shops, pawn shops and payday lenders would have to be 1,000 feet from an existing business of the same kind, either in a direct line or through an intersection.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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At least 200 of those phones were allegedly sold at a pawn shop.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Gardening Tools Garden tools should be cleaned after every use to remove fungi, bacteria, and pests that can be transferred to healthy plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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And keep your in-flight essentials like headphones, sleep mask, e-reader, and other tech tools together in your personal item that stays with you at the seat rather than in the overhead bin.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And dark matter is the invisible minions.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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And this is precisely the danger Kingstown is facing with Merle on the loose and his minions ready to mobilize.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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