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as in dolls
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 pawns
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 puppets
More than 232 puppets are featured in the production which took director Taymor and her team 37,000 hours to make.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The band of robot puppets has been a mainstay at the colorful pizzeria-arcade chain where children run amok and play games for prizes in between bites of pizza slices.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The retelling of the movie features original music from the movie with massive puppets, digital projections, and gorgeous sets.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
One is a system which enables drones to operate huge puppets whilst others are for drones which carry projectors and projection screens.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Aardman has upgraded its stop-motion Wallace and Gromit puppets with improved plasticine clay, more silicone and resin, and better armatures and mouth replacement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Well, Rudy Mancuso’s innovative debut has three of the best scenes of the year (and puppets — can’t forget the puppets).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Henson constructs an adorable miniature world for this special using a clever mix of puppets, marionettes, and animatronics, punctuated by soulful tunes by songwriter Paul Williams.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Sarg was mesmerized, and the experience revived his childhood fascination with puppets.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The band of robot puppets has been a mainstay at the colorful pizzeria-arcade chain where children run amok and play games for prizes in between bites of pizza slices.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The retelling of the movie features original music from the movie with massive puppets, digital projections, and gorgeous sets.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
One is a system which enables drones to operate huge puppets whilst others are for drones which carry projectors and projection screens.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Aardman has upgraded its stop-motion Wallace and Gromit puppets with improved plasticine clay, more silicone and resin, and better armatures and mouth replacement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Well, Rudy Mancuso’s innovative debut has three of the best scenes of the year (and puppets — can’t forget the puppets).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Henson constructs an adorable miniature world for this special using a clever mix of puppets, marionettes, and animatronics, punctuated by soulful tunes by songwriter Paul Williams.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Sarg was mesmerized, and the experience revived his childhood fascination with puppets.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Puppets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppets. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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