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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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Elmo, the famous red puppet from Sesame Street, posted on X about the finals earlier this week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

At his Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh insisted that he would "absolutely not" be a puppet for the president.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On a bike ride, the puppet effect was even more dramatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“No one asked them to do this. Someone just wanted to do a kids puppet show in some garage in North Carolina and now they’ve created a simulacra.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“If you can believe in two afterlives, you can believe in the universe playing puppet master. Can’t you?”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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