as in doll
a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body
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Recent Examples of marionette
As marionette puppets bring his unfinished book to life, family and friends unveil the real person behind the provocative public persona in this captivating documentary.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
There are a few common styles, including the Floppy Puppet (picture someone distractedly operating a marionette) and the Invisible Surfboard (feet planted, knees bent, arms akimbo).
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Three of the figures were made of fine clay and had adjustable heads with holes in them that may have been controlled using a string, much like a marionette puppet.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 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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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
There are a few common styles, including the Floppy Puppet (picture someone distractedly operating a marionette) and the Invisible Surfboard (feet planted, knees bent, arms akimbo).
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Three of the figures were made of fine clay and had adjustable heads with holes in them that may have been controlled using a string, much like a marionette puppet.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionette
Noun
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Is a demonic doll touring the U.S. to blame for the mishaps in Louisiana?—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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This year, Hasbro also released a new Jem doll to celebrate the series’ anniversary.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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The soundless video shows a worker walking toward the black and white colored chopper that has its main rotor blade tied to a dolly.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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
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Woods gets his title and cover art from a type of rag doll, a racist caricature once common in British and American culture.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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Jessie is the cowgirl rag doll who first appeared in 1999’s Toy Story 2 and was voiced by Joan Cusack.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pictures show multiple figurines with human face shapes, along with scattered artifacts, including jugs and pottery fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Two of the bone figurines were also found in these burials.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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