marionette

as in doll
a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body

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Recent Examples of marionette The piece has been called both a statue and a marionette. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 Trump spoke Thursday to the Detroit Economic Club at the Motor City Casino, about two miles away from the park where the marionette stood. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 The 43-foot, 6,000-pound marionette — the arms move — is made of foam over rebar, per various news outlets. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 This patch in particular plumps thinning, aging lips and minimizes vertical lip lines, marionette lines and other signs of depleting elasticity. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for marionette 
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Noun
  • The doll will be available to shop on Amazon for $40 starting Nov. 20.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The Rita Moreno Barbie doll goes on sale to the public November 20.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Below the hole in the ceiling were carts and two-wheeled dollies.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 July 2024
  • The building will break from the basement foundation before it’s placed on large hydraulic dollies to move to the new location.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024
Noun
  • The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In the Old World, hexing your enemies required use of candle magick, mysterious sigils or poppet dolls impaled by needles; in 2021, Nessa Barrett turns hexes into dark-pop hits.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
Noun
  • This was an impressive showcase of Lash Legend throwing Piper Niven around like a rag doll.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The result is a 15-minute heart-stopper during which the men are tossed around like rag dolls and whip one another at high speeds while a bloodthirsty crowd roars as other contestants get trampled.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Each of the 18 different toys come with a figurine and stickers so they can be customized.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Products include collectable cards, figurines and clothes.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Marionette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marionette. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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