marionette

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At one point, he seems to become a marionette: the vertical line of the microphone stand dividing him in two, with gyrating arms and legs seemingly independent of each other.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

A classic marionette might have eight to 10 strings.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Television’s first puppet superstar was a marionette, Howdy Doody.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2023

A master of the marionette has revealed he was also Tom Hanks's double in Disney's new live action version of Pinocchio.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

His eyes were closed now, but except for that, he looked more than ever like a marionette, a marionette flung carelessly into a corner, arms and legs every which way midst tangled strings.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit