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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
Well, Rudy Mancuso’s innovative debut has three of the best scenes of the year (and puppets — can’t forget the puppets).
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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
Rather than being controlled from the top down, Sarg's balloons—his floating giant puppets—were controlled from the ground up.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Sarg would create a fantasy-like environment with his displays, filling them with mechanical puppets in creative settings built on revolving platforms, once again creating magic in the service of commerce.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Where King showed us how the puppets themselves were made, Becher shows us the individual pieces that need to be swapped out for every small motion or piece of dialogue.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, we are introduced to the process of creating the puppets out of both silicone and clay.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Originally from Crimes of Grindelwald, the show is set at a magical circus that includes acrobatics, actors, puppets and special effects.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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
Rather than being controlled from the top down, Sarg's balloons—his floating giant puppets—were controlled from the ground up.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Sarg would create a fantasy-like environment with his displays, filling them with mechanical puppets in creative settings built on revolving platforms, once again creating magic in the service of commerce.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Where King showed us how the puppets themselves were made, Becher shows us the individual pieces that need to be swapped out for every small motion or piece of dialogue.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Here, we are introduced to the process of creating the puppets out of both silicone and clay.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Originally from Crimes of Grindelwald, the show is set at a magical circus that includes acrobatics, actors, puppets and special effects.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Puppets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppets. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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