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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
Among the missing are Angus the bassist, Phyllis the mail-delivering puppet, Holstein, who was holding an intricate saxophone prop, and Dumont, who had a television stand.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The cast is immensely talented and complemented by stunning set design and state-of-the-art puppets.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Inside lives a puppet of her friend Yo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The museum also hosts daily events, which include a puppet band, a circus show and an animal meet-and-greet during February vacation.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The cast is immensely talented and complemented by stunning set design and state-of-the-art puppets.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Inside lives a puppet of her friend Yo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The museum also hosts daily events, which include a puppet band, a circus show and an animal meet-and-greet during February vacation.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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Even Pop Mart, the toy maker behind the Labubu dolls, also operates a theme park in Beijing.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Autism is a spectrum, and no single doll can represent every child’s experience.—
Tiffany Hodges,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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They were treated like pawns in a JEA chess game, played and discarded.—
Mark Woods,
Florida Times-Union,
20 Feb. 2026
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During that period, NYC received 220,000 migrants — because the Republican governor of Texas wanted to cruelly use them as political pawns by sending them here.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, tech startup Altruist announced a new tax planning feature for Hazel, the company’s AI tool.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to a report from Axios, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to ByteDance, accusing the company of distributing and reproducing its intellectual property through the new AI tool without permission.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Ackie mostly barks orders at her minions to go get him, while Nighy in his home plays the bad guy demanding blood.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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