as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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Recent Examples of puck
First, Viktor Arvidsson hustled down low to get a puck and dish it out front to Casey Mittelstadt.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Jake Guentzel #59 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during the third period at Little Caesars Arena on February 08, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The device, about the size of a hockey puck, is filled with blood and hangs from his skinny frame.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
The Galaxy Watch 8 uses a traditional, magnetic puck.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Jake Guentzel #59 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the puck against the Detroit Red Wings during the third period at Little Caesars Arena on February 08, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The device, about the size of a hockey puck, is filled with blood and hangs from his skinny frame.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
The Galaxy Watch 8 uses a traditional, magnetic puck.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
Noun
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Her younger sister, meanwhile, was dressed as a purple fairy.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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And then Justin came in and sprinkled fairy dust on it all.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hanging fireplace, seemingly lit by house elves, pairs nicely with the gratis bottles of spirits and Chilean wine.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s a Redwall vibe to the third installment, as fan-favorite rattkin Fern gets carried away on an impromptu adventure involving a chaos-goblin who holds a bounty tempting enough for all the ne’er-do-wells to try and collect on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The electric vehicle company is rolling out a seasonal theme as a part of its software update that's made for ghouls, goblins and things that go bump in the night.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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