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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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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

But then a beat later, she laughs it off and dives in, remembering that her husband showed her an Instagram post from Nolan’s set revealing how the movie’s Cyclops was, in fact, a puppet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Warsh has insisted he will not be a puppet for Trump, and on Wednesday he reaffirmed the importance of the Fed's independence.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Elmo, the famous red puppet from Sesame Street, posted on X about the finals earlier this week.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

As tracking data from the spaceship filtered into Mission Control, the toy capsule moved along the orbit grooves on the map too, a puppet controlled by its master in the sky.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

The chain bundled food with items like character buttons, wooden nickels, hand puppets and drinking glasses.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 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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