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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

The artist and puppet maker co-created characters including Bagpuss, The Clangers, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine and Basil Brush, with fellow creator Oliver Postgate.

From BBC Aug. 4, 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

There was a barf bag in the seat pocket in front of me, so I poked holes in it with a pen, put my fingers through them, and turned the bag into a puppet.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

A curdled mug of nostalgia for adult-size puppets leading children around candy-hued soundstage sets, “Buddy” is a horror comedy scraped from the fuzzy lining of low-rent kiddie programming.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The siblings collaborate on walk-around suits and puppets large and small.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The seemingly autonomous star, which stands 14-and-a-half inches tall, is actually a new-and-improved model of the various puppets used in “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Outside the van windows, people, like cut-out paper puppets, went on with their paper-puppet lives.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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