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Recent Examples of hand puppet
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
As coach John Harbaugh has final say on player transactions, Schoen is, frankly, Harbaugh’s personal hand puppet (apologies to Jerry Seinfeld).
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer said the district provided staff training after the hand puppet and flag incident and plans to hold 10 student assemblies on Jewish identity and history with the Anne Frank Center USA.
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Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
According to The Times, the documentary covers allegations that Chase, who had become frustrated with his character’s escalating bigotry and a scene in which the character uses a hand puppet wearing blackface, said a racial slur when asking whether his character would be made to say it next.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Jan. 2026
The incident that led to his firing involved a scene in which Chase’s character Pierce Hawthorne performs a puppet show in which the hand puppet character performs in blackface.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
The children’s component will also allow for young people to connect with older relatives using multicultural hand puppets in role-play storytelling.
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Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
The infants were taught three tasks revolving around playing with hand puppets.
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Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
In the mitt biz, this is broken down into the categories of mitten (looks like a large winter mitten); pincer, which has the thumb flap directly opposing the other fingers like a hand puppet (which is why they’re also called puppet mitts); and glove, which separates all five fingers.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
As coach John Harbaugh has final say on player transactions, Schoen is, frankly, Harbaugh’s personal hand puppet (apologies to Jerry Seinfeld).
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent Chris Schiermeyer said the district provided staff training after the hand puppet and flag incident and plans to hold 10 student assemblies on Jewish identity and history with the Anne Frank Center USA.
—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
According to The Times, the documentary covers allegations that Chase, who had become frustrated with his character’s escalating bigotry and a scene in which the character uses a hand puppet wearing blackface, said a racial slur when asking whether his character would be made to say it next.
—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Jan. 2026
The incident that led to his firing involved a scene in which Chase’s character Pierce Hawthorne performs a puppet show in which the hand puppet character performs in blackface.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Dec. 2025
The children’s component will also allow for young people to connect with older relatives using multicultural hand puppets in role-play storytelling.
—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
The infants were taught three tasks revolving around playing with hand puppets.
—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand puppet
Noun
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It is based on a screenplay and directed by the theater’s veteran puppeteer Florian Moch, who has brought the story’s underwater world and colourful community of fish to life through traditional puppetry, crafting most of the puppets himself.
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Beyond the music, there are festive parades, workshops for making puppets or gardening, a 5K run, yoga, silent discos and much more.
Noun
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About 146 groups, made up of more than 1,400 participants, marched in the parade, with projects ranging from larger-than-life marionette dolls to squads of children in do-it-yourself costumes to mobile re-creations of LACMA’s most iconic art pieces.
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Clicking and clacking, a tiny wooden marionette lifts an apple to his mouth ad infinitum.
Noun
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
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Rodrigo caught heat after performing in a baby-doll dress with bloomers beneath last month in Spain.
Noun
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The court also ordered the confiscation of gifts Kim had received, including a Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace, a Tiffany brooch, a Dior handbag, a storage case for a gold turtle figurine and a painting by famous Korean artist Lee Ufan.
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Jones said the enterprise technically began with a gift to Ana — a dragon figurine.
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“Hand puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand%20puppet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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