marionette
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She also helped maintain Disney’s direct line to Fairyland, as Disney in 1957 would once again poach from Fairyland, this time puppeteer Bob Mills to run Disneyland’s budding marionette program.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
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
"The marionette is like the Stradivari of the puppet world," said Mark Mander, producer and director of Cinderella.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
The sixth level of the marionette range, in a simple reading like this, stood for affirmation: yes, she should.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
