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
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.
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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
Spectators rushed to the windows, reveling in the dancing marionettes behind the glass.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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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
Spectators rushed to the windows, reveling in the dancing marionettes behind the glass.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marionette
Noun
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Now, the late singer has been honored with her very own Barbie doll.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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The film stars Jessica Biel as Linda, a woman who hires a babysitter to care for her baby who is actually a doll.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the home invasion sequence, Daniels rarely laid dolly track, instead placing the dolly directly on the floor to give it some bumps.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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Project Sidewalk– Use your mobile device to report the condition of city sidewalks to improve navigation for anyone using wheeled transport, especially wheelchairs, but also grocery carts, baby carriages, delivery dollies and wheeled luggage.—
Bob Hirshon,
Discover Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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
Noun
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His own creepy nature doesn't exactly emulate the joyful holiday, but luckily, rag doll Sally (Catherine O'Hara) is there to make everything okay again.—
Sydni Ellis,
People.com,
15 Dec. 2024
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A couple from the United Kingdom filmed their rag doll cat sleeping in an unusual position, now the viral clip has turned the feline into a social media star.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Its peachy-pink, refillable bottle is capped with a sphere and emblazoned with a butterfly figurine.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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The figurine was dropped off anonymously at a Fort Collins fire station four days later on Dec. 19.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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