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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Celebrate World Puppetry Day: Make your own silly bird marionette.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
In Vienna, guests can choose a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a visit to the Children’s Museum, a marionette show, a bike ride, a strudel-making demonstration, or a Mozart-Schumann concert.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
And an artistic couple, Edith and Alex, contend with friction in their relationship as Edith, a gifted puppeteer, rehearses a marionette show and prepares to travel to Italy on tour.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The onus for the celebration is not just a climate of xenophobia in a United States still stymieing progress on the island via century-old legislative marionette wires but also the disconnectedness Bad Bunny experienced after spending chunks of 2024 in Los Angeles.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
In Vienna, guests can choose a tour of Schönbrunn Palace, a visit to the Children’s Museum, a marionette show, a bike ride, a strudel-making demonstration, or a Mozart-Schumann concert.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
And an artistic couple, Edith and Alex, contend with friction in their relationship as Edith, a gifted puppeteer, rehearses a marionette show and prepares to travel to Italy on tour.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The onus for the celebration is not just a climate of xenophobia in a United States still stymieing progress on the island via century-old legislative marionette wires but also the disconnectedness Bad Bunny experienced after spending chunks of 2024 in Los Angeles.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marionette. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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