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puppet shows

  • plural
    of puppet show.
    puppet show
    noun
    an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.

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Contemporary documentary footage of different puppet shows across Asia are interspersed with vivid street scenes that offer a present-day glimpse of the locations where Edward and Molly’s romantic misadventures unspool.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

The monthly 20-minute sessions are presented in puppet shows, said the museum’s vice president of education and innovation, Rachel Demma, each with different themes, such as self-confidence and self-care.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2023

But the conservationists succeeded with patience and years of puppet shows, games and explanations about the ecological and health value of “zoogoneticus tequila” — the fish help control mosquitos that spread dengue.

From Seattle Times Jan. 2, 2022

As a child in the New York suburbs, Mr. Kopit put on puppet shows and was an avid listener to radio dramas.

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2021

He saw no puppet shows, no ladies in swishing dresses, no fancy coaches clattering through the streets.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

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