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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
A number of the puppets featured in Fraggle Rock — like Uncle Traveling Matt and Doozer — are also up for auction, with each estimated to fetch at least $40,000.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Give your total trust and be a happy puppet.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Find giant puppets and family activities from the Multicultural Artists Guild at the children’s museum; the art museum will offer sugar skull-decorating, dance and music.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Give your total trust and be a happy puppet.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Find giant puppets and family activities from the Multicultural Artists Guild at the children’s museum; the art museum will offer sugar skull-decorating, dance and music.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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There are a lot of options when looking for gifts for 7-year-olds, but some of my favorites include the viral Wall Crawler Gecko, the Bop It, and a scary-cool blind box doll set.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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That includes seasonal drinks such as Peppermint Mocha and Caramel Brulée Latte – and new this year, special Hello Kitty merchandise including hot and cold cups and a special-edition Hello Kitty plush doll.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some pawn shop owners are watching the disbursement of SNAP benefits closely, said Clay Baron, owner of Dave’s A Pawnshop in downtown El Paso, Texas.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The others are just underwritten pawns in a contrived mystery.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC that features generative artificial intelligence tools built into Windows, the company's world-leading operating system.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Still, this has always been a very personal conflict between Yennefer and Vilgefortz, which is why Vilgefortz finally stops letting his minions do all the fighting and jumps through the portal himself.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Others wore inflatable costumes, dressed as bumble bees, frogs, unicorns and a even minion.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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