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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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In the image — which was taken at a tailgate in Buffalo when the Chiefs last played the team in November — a Kermit the Frog puppet, wearing Mahomes' No. 15 jersey, is seen hanging by a crane in what appears to be a noose.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Per the press materials, no CG augmentation was used, instead, all the close-ups of the baby Ochi were done by multiple performers manipulating the physical puppet on set.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The suit was mostly sculpted by hand, using materials like silicon gels and hyper-realistic puppet heads.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
At San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, families can also find a child-sized grocery store play area, a puppet theater, a wind tunnel and other activities for kids.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Per the press materials, no CG augmentation was used, instead, all the close-ups of the baby Ochi were done by multiple performers manipulating the physical puppet on set.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The suit was mostly sculpted by hand, using materials like silicon gels and hyper-realistic puppet heads.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
At San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, families can also find a child-sized grocery store play area, a puppet theater, a wind tunnel and other activities for kids.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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Disneyland kicks off Black History Month with gospel music and soul food The Sakura line includes fuzzy and furry plush dolls of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Stitch and Baymax ($35 to $45) and smaller keychain dolls ($15).—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
31 Jan. 2025
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The new and old versions of the classic Barbie dolls are on display at Mattel Design Center in El Segundo, California, U.S., February 22, 2024.—
Melissa Repko,Gabrielle Fonrouge,Michael Wayland,Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Went up to the mountains, to a pawn shop, got a saxophone.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2025
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Four Chilean nationals have been charged in the December burglary of Burrow's Ohio home, an investigation that led to two more arrests Tuesday as authorities searched a pawn shop in New York City's Diamond District.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Solidarity alone cannot provide the tools needed to fight it either.—
Kristin Deasy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, China has condemned Western efforts to restrict access to AI tools.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Musk’s minions were also granted access to the entire Treasury Department payment system and have proceeded to block payments to select federal contractors.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.—
Armond White,
National Review,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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