puppet

noun

ˈpə-pət How to pronounce puppet (audio)
Definition of puppetnext
1
as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything gave her a puppet with strings for a gift

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2
as in pawn
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another accused the newspaper editor of being a puppet for the moneyed people of the town

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Recent Examples of puppet Expect a night of dazzling sights, as costumed performers, puppets and floats make their way down Columbus Drive. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Glass Half Full works extensively with puppets, and this production is no exception. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Those obstacles were plentiful on the set, since the Rocky puppet was often breaking or malfunctioning. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 As an illustrator, his work has contributed to the Dungeon Crawler Carl comic series, puppet designs for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and Marvel’s comic book series Rocket and Groot. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for puppet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppet
  1. doll
  2. pawn
  3. tool
  4. minion
Noun
  • Objects on display range from the very small—a Palladian-style, mahogany doll’s house from the seventeen-twenties—to the very large.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of doll
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  • The problem is Harry already left it with another pawn shop owner.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Or attempting to sell an urn at a pawn shop, only to accidentally spill the ashes inside it on the floor.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pawn
Noun
  • Better monitoring tools can help farmers identify disease threats earlier and avoid expensive eradication campaigns.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While federal scientists have created a national model to assess the likelihood of post-fire debris flows, communities don’t have an easily accessible tool to gauge their risk of post-fire flooding.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tool
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  • Gavin Newsom’s legislative minions just got a lesson in constitutional supremacy.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There are references to demons, being burned alive, and the duende king explicitly commands his minions to kill Jo and Raissa.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of minion

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“Puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppet. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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