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Recent Examples of marionette
Avoid a tourist trap by choosing one displaying the official sticker of a Guignol marionette.
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John Brunton, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
In telling after telling, Dorothy is presented as the docile marionette of whatever man’s pulling her strings at the moment.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Both characters become haunting part-marionette, part-human hybrids in the process (described aptly as the Lisaonette and the Abbionette by Adams), their limbs lengthening and eyes glowing.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Several new characters from the games — chief among them, a gigantic marionette with a deeply unnerving face — carry just enough interest to sustain your attention for roughly half the feature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
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John Brunton, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
In telling after telling, Dorothy is presented as the docile marionette of whatever man’s pulling her strings at the moment.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Both characters become haunting part-marionette, part-human hybrids in the process (described aptly as the Lisaonette and the Abbionette by Adams), their limbs lengthening and eyes glowing.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Several new characters from the games — chief among them, a gigantic marionette with a deeply unnerving face — carry just enough interest to sustain your attention for roughly half the feature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionette
Noun
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Prosecutors showed the jury a picture of a voodoo doll that Church allegedly kept of Randall.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The superfan experience was touted as an over-the-top, glittery homage to the iconic Mattel doll, but apparently was an epic fail.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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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The industry functions on a delicate infrastructure of intimidation, backbiting, and the occasional contract amid endless favors, yanking Aasmaan through its machinations like a rag doll in the wind.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
19 Sep. 2025
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That drive, which included another sack where Burrow was tossed like a rag doll, was exactly what Bengals fans did not want to see.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Neighborhood residents will surely gravitate to the lush art deco-style lobby, suffused with thousands of plants and whimsical figurines.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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The display features blue skies, green grass, a cave with a large rock acting as a door, and a figurine of Jesus pushing the rock aside.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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