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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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The puppet, from the children's TV series The Clangers, was taken in the early 1970s.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Firmin explained that her mother made the replacement puppet when the original could not be found.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

For the price of a regular movie ticket, the Roxy’s patrons could also watch the singer, the puppet show and the comedian, live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Dunk, a hedge knight who cannot abide the strong preying on the weak, might have intervened regardless of his romantic feelings for Tanselle, the Dornish puppet master who treated him kindly.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

He looked like a puppet on strings herkyjerking in front of Dorothy, his head wobbling, even his ankles.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli