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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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The first bucket the Fontanezes bought was Billy the Puppet from the horror movie “Saw X.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Sock Puppet City started back in 2006 selling portraits of puppets out of a New York City park and has evolved into a business that sells actual puppets and produces puppeteer-centric videos.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

I do sort of wonder if everyone under the age of 25 is exclusively going to know Miss Piggy as, like, The Puppet That Sells Things.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

They were awarded for Puppet on a String in 1967 and Congratulations, which was performed by Cliff Richard and finished as runner-up in Eurovision 1968.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024

“One more week, Master,Underwood. And then, if you cannot prove your claims, it will be time for you to pursue another career. Something to suit your dramatic talents. Puppet theater, perhaps. Or tap dancing.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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