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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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Recent Examples of puppet
Bird featured John Candy, Chevy Chase and Dave Thomas as well as the marquee puppets.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
The aforementioned puppet is, yes, Skeeter, the eccentric cousin of Bobby (Robert Ri'chard), a teen in California.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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
Puss in Boots Del Mar The Puss in Boots Del Mar themed land will feature the Swings Over Del Mar wave swinger ride and Mama Luna’s Adopt a Kitty Day puppet show along with the Comidas y Leche eatery, Mercado de Perrito gift shop and Tienda de Dulces candy shop.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
The aforementioned puppet is, yes, Skeeter, the eccentric cousin of Bobby (Robert Ri'chard), a teen in California.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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.
—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
Puss in Boots Del Mar The Puss in Boots Del Mar themed land will feature the Swings Over Del Mar wave swinger ride and Mama Luna’s Adopt a Kitty Day puppet show along with the Comidas y Leche eatery, Mercado de Perrito gift shop and Tienda de Dulces candy shop.
—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
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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.
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The Wolf King series will see Aurora, after being abducted from a world that treated her as a decorative pawn, uncovering her own wild strength in the sweeping romantasy.
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The gang stole pricey items worth millions altogether, and Spilotro opened a pawn shop called the Gold Rush to fence the goods, the Mob Museum reported.
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The handle of the FieldSpork incorporates two fold-out tools.
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The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
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Zoey Deutch wears minion yellow to the Los Angeles premiere of Minions & Monsters on June 28.
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And minions have taken over Wendy’s frosty machines with a new banana flavor.
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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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