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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
Last summer, Walt Disney World said the new show would have live performers, puppets and all-new sets.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
So the only way to make a movie like this was to plan as much as possible and know which shot is a puppet, which shot is VFX and which shot is hybrid.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Over 800 years later, Bern remains (as does its bears) and its old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complete with charming arcades, Renaissance fountains, and an early 13th-century clock tower with a medieval puppet show happening every hour on the hour.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
So the only way to make a movie like this was to plan as much as possible and know which shot is a puppet, which shot is VFX and which shot is hybrid.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
Noun
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The company also totes the American Girl dolls in its portfolio.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2025
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According to Mattel, the team worked closely with James to personalize the doll's outfit.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beijing claims sovereignty over upward of 90 percent of the strategic waterway and has accused Manila of acting as a pawn in U.S. efforts to contain China.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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My kids are pawns and bargaining chips and your kids are next.—
Rob Gagnon,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These powerful tools are increasingly accessible to fraudsters who use them to create sophisticated scams that are harder than ever to detect.—
Fox News Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Since Web3 operates across borders with remote, permissionless innovation, companies must prioritize hiring talent who thrive in decentralized environments and are proficient in blockchain-native tools.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Musk and his hacker minions have blown into departments, demanding access to highly sensitive data in pursuit of finding waste, fraud, and abuse—often making cuts and promoting the reductions before fully understanding what was going on.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Decisions made today by Trump and his minions will affect our children and our children’s children for years to come.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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