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puppet

noun as in toy figure

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noun as in person manipulated by another

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We have propped up puppets and despots and taken down democratically elected governments with the regularity of the seasons.

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Leavitt is perfect: Exuberant, eager and engaged, with the mental acumen of an abandoned sock puppet.

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The beloved Muppet Show puppet has already been on display for several days in the Place Vendome, where the world's top jewellers showcase their most valuable and extravagant pieces.

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Since then, it has occupied areas of northern and western Georgia comprising almost one-fifth of the country and installed puppet governments that have prevented the return of ethnic Georgian citizens, according to Tbilisi.

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One needn’t be up on the state of puppet politics to participate — and don’t worry, the domestic affairs of Appleseed Avenue are relatively divorced from those of our own.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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