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puppet show

NOUN
entertainment by puppets
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And even though there are puppets, he doesn’t call “almighty Opp” a puppet show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

For the price of a regular movie ticket, the Roxy’s patrons could also watch the singer, the puppet show and the comedian, live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The satirical puppet show, Spitting Image, portrayed him as a leather-clad bovver boy, the enforcer of the Iron Lady's doctrine.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

That same "uninteresting" persona was even lampooned by notorious ITV puppet show Spitting Image - a dubious honour usually reserved for heads of state, top ranking politicians and Hollywood celebrities.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

I see my first television set, which is like a small black-and-white puppet show of no great interest.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood



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