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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 then provided the children with either a valid excuse for not producing the toy, a bad excuse or no excuse at all.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Serling’s creative baby teeth were first cut at home with family storytelling, puppet shows, and skits.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
South Haven Library volunteers were present for puppet show storytelling.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Visitors will hear rock and roll bands and see interactive dances, acrobatic performances, wildlife puppets, brass bands, wildlife presentations and African dances, music and performances.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Serling’s creative baby teeth were first cut at home with family storytelling, puppet shows, and skits.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
South Haven Library volunteers were present for puppet show storytelling.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Visitors will hear rock and roll bands and see interactive dances, acrobatic performances, wildlife puppets, brass bands, wildlife presentations and African dances, music and performances.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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For her second wedding in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor wore a marigold yellow chiffon baby doll dress — her hair braided down her back and strewn with flowers.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Instead, the robot doll sequel didn’t come close to matching the 2022 original’s box-office launch.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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As something of a pawn in the game of tactical chess between Ferreira and Paiva, the broad conclusion was that the experiment did not quite work out for the teenager.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Investigators reported finding a receipt matching those items sold to a pawn shop, where Tate provided his Tennessee driver’s license to conduct the transaction, according to the report.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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And Marcus Wheatland, known as the doctor of the swells, was a medical practitioner and a pioneer of X-rays as a diagnostic tool.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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Amazon is dropping deals on tons of outdoor essentials, like string lights, gardening tools, and patio furniture.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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