as in doll
a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body
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Recent Examples of marionette
The onus for the celebration is not just a climate of xenophobia in a United States still stymieing progress on the island via century-old legislative marionette wires but also the disconnectedness Bad Bunny experienced after spending chunks of 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But when teaching, Thomas had a particular interest in marionettes.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
And so did their unique features and holiday traditions: the Wanamaker organ; the Mr. Bingle marionette that's still a beloved NOLA icon; the Horne's Christmas tree, to name a few.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
The can-opener — wedging your stick between the forward’s legs and either dumping them to the ice or maneuvering them around like a marionette — was popular in Richardson’s time.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But when teaching, Thomas had a particular interest in marionettes.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
And so did their unique features and holiday traditions: the Wanamaker organ; the Mr. Bingle marionette that's still a beloved NOLA icon; the Horne's Christmas tree, to name a few.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
The can-opener — wedging your stick between the forward’s legs and either dumping them to the ice or maneuvering them around like a marionette — was popular in Richardson’s time.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionette
Noun
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Vigil and other women will receive dolls created by students in Manuel Jara Elementary School David Orona’s art class to represent the women’s strengths on April 5 at the Northside Community Center.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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Did a kid eat a battery somewhere and now I'm forced to use a power drill to disassemble a $10 talking Frozen doll?—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Workers inspected the grooves for imperfections, fed album jackets into a shrink-wrapper and stacked the finished products on tall dollies for shipping.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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The actor started out walking, then stepped onto a board that had been attached to a dolly, which was on a track, kept going forward, and then lifted him up.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
5 Sep. 2024
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In the Old World, hexing your enemies required use of candle magick, mysterious sigils or poppet dolls impaled by needles; in 2021, Nessa Barrett turns hexes into dark-pop hits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Viewers see Twiggy applying her distinctive black eyelashes (three sets on top, and painted spikes on the bottom) that mimicked those of the rag doll in her bedroom.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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Consider folding forward and hanging like a rag doll with your hands holding onto opposite elbows and the weight of your head pulling you downward.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Each egg contains butter slime, a packet of glitter, and a sweet dinosaur figurine.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
29 Mar. 2025
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Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken up when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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