marionette

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In other scenes as other people, she flops about with the weird violence of a marionette playacting a vixen only to become that sex object after a blood sacrifice.

From Salon

Specifically, the show creators paint a world where the zombie-ant fungus would enter people’s bodies and control their movements like a “a puppeteer with a marionette.”

From Washington Post

Start by lifting your knees up one at a time, like a prancing marionette.

From Washington Post

The guide to the best California experiences includes a hike through Sequoia National Park’s biggest trees, the wordless grace of Bob Baker’s marionettes and a bowl of ice cream in Strathmore.

From Los Angeles Times

A master of the marionette has revealed he was also Tom Hanks's double in Disney's new live action version of Pinocchio.

From BBC