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puppet show

NOUN
entertainment by puppets
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Poet Kauser Mukhtar will create a puppet show based on a satirical poem by Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

It was “like you’re watching a puppet show but you can’t see the strings,” one person said.

From Salon May 6, 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

It’s a magnification of childhood playtime, a puppet show in which the puppets have broken loose from the puppeteers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2025

“I can do that puppet show for you now. Come to the barn.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker



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