Meaning & use
Puppeted
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Controlled or manipulated someone or something as if it were a puppet, typically without their full awareness or consent.
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Critics claimed the junior minister was simply puppeted by party leadership.
The animator puppeted the character's mouth movements to match the dialogue.
A note on using this word
An informal verb use of the noun 'puppet,' most common in political commentary and animation or digital production contexts.
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