marionette
noun
mar·i·o·nette
ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet 
: a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires
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Thus was Sarg credited with creating the world's first upside-down marionettes.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In it, HiTech are hooked up to strings like marionettes, use their own hands to create shadow puppets, and rap their verses alongside twerking ladies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Nov. 2024
But the marionette lines burst brashly into view one morning like a Cybertruck on a quaint street, mocking my theories of ‘Asian gracefully’; a miserable admission of my inflamed insides.
—Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The image of his own Frankenstein’s monster installed in what’s basically a marionette system by her creator is one of the show’s most memorable in its entire run.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In it, HiTech are hooked up to strings like marionettes, use their own hands to create shadow puppets, and rap their verses alongside twerking ladies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Nov. 2024
But the marionette lines burst brashly into view one morning like a Cybertruck on a quaint street, mocking my theories of ‘Asian gracefully’; a miserable admission of my inflamed insides.
—Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The image of his own Frankenstein’s monster installed in what’s basically a marionette system by her creator is one of the show’s most memorable in its entire run.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marionette. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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marionette
noun
mar·i·o·nette
ˌmar-ē-ə-ˈnet
ˌmer-
: a puppet moved by attached strings or wires
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