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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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as in pawn
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another accused the newspaper editor of being a puppet for the moneyed people of the town

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Recent Examples of puppet Her record of sympathetic statements about Russia and Syria have raised questions about her judgment, and even Hillary Clinton and her orbit previously accused her of being a Moscow puppet. Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 Nick Cordileone brings an energetic voice to Timon the meerkat that really humanizes the puppet, while Danny Grumich as the warthog has a wonderful way of shaking his back legs. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024 Water puppet shows are a Vietnamese tradition that have stood the test of time. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024 The tour begins with a stop in the puppet department, led by puppet designer Anne King. Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for puppet 
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Noun
  • Advertisement Mattel moved to pull the dolls from online retailers and stores including Target, one of Universal’s retail partners on the movie.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The mistake appeared on the singing dolls based on Wicked's main characters Elphaba and Glinda, played by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in the film.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • Frankly, the Niners have a lot of pawns on the board right now.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Then the survivors were marched away to one of the forts and the women and children were taken and used as pawns.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • For Jones, these assets are not just tools of the trade but the linchpin of his media empire.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Training programs for managers and employees can help equip them with the tools to diffuse tensions, mediate conflicts, and maintain a focus on collaboration as discussed by Costigan & Brink in their Sloan MIT Article .
    Melanie Hughes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • Not so, for minions who might break the law doing Trump's dirty work.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The first 10 minutes of the game are called the Laning Phase, and you're expected to stay in your lane and begin taking out minions and collecting souls to help your team start leveling up.
    Omar L. Gallaga, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024

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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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