marionette
noun
mar·i·o·nette
ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet 
: a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires
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But the marionette lines burst brashly into view one morning like a Cybertruck on a quaint street, mocking my theories of ‘Asian gracefully’; a miserable admission of my inflamed insides.
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Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The image of his own Frankenstein’s monster installed in what’s basically a marionette system by her creator is one of the show’s most memorable in its entire run.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Spectators rushed to the windows, reveling in the dancing marionettes behind the glass.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The sculpture is held up by a crane, and some people see it as a marionette, eliciting both laughs, criticisms, and discussions.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2024
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Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The image of his own Frankenstein’s monster installed in what’s basically a marionette system by her creator is one of the show’s most memorable in its entire run.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Spectators rushed to the windows, reveling in the dancing marionettes behind the glass.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The sculpture is held up by a crane, and some people see it as a marionette, eliciting both laughs, criticisms, and discussions.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2024
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marionette
noun
mar·i·o·nette
ˌmar-ē-ə-ˈnet
ˌmer-
: a puppet moved by attached strings or wires
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