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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I like going to the coffee shop where the barista remembers that I take my mint tea iced and unsweetened, and I remember that she has a puppet showcase coming up.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Professionally, she works as a freelance puppet builder supporting film and television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Leading the parade will be a giant puppet depicting Thomas Paine.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Very gently, she turned it over; its body moved stiffly, like a puppet.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

But don’t despair, as there’s still, at the time of writing, a chance to see troupe’s puppets in a spooky-yet-goofy show this fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

She once used hand puppets to help a client confront his anxieties about investing a family inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

In other scenarios, the team used remote-controlled puppets with gadgetry under the skin to perform facial expressions and other subtle movements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“It’s not necessarily a financial hurdle,” Evans says, noting “Choo Choo Revue” cost $300,000, with about half of that sum dedicated to the creation of new puppets and scenery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Her amazing puppets were going to live now.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker




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