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
Stuart Skinner got the nod in Game 6 and was again done in by mistakes in front of him that ended with the puck in the net behind him and had his own blunder on Reinhart’s second goal.
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
The opponent’s goal is to get the ball/puck away from them.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Defender Trevor Carrick hit the puck over the glass for a delay-of-game penalty, and left wing Sammy Blais scored 35 seconds into the power play.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
These attachments adhere to the puck and are then inserted into the body.
—Amanda Chatel, Wired News, 24 June 2025
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
The opponent’s goal is to get the ball/puck away from them.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Defender Trevor Carrick hit the puck over the glass for a delay-of-game penalty, and left wing Sammy Blais scored 35 seconds into the power play.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
These attachments adhere to the puck and are then inserted into the body.
—Amanda Chatel, Wired News, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
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As a sign of their whimsical and enigmatic nature, TLEs are called all sorts of fantastical names by scientists—elves, trolls, jets and ghosts, for instance.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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However, finding young actors who were not afraid of the dark elf proved challenging during filming.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2025
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Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 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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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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An astronaut on the International Space Station has captured a rare kind of lightning called a sprite while traveling 250 miles above the Texas–Mexico border.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Studying sprites helps scientists understand the electrical balance of the atmosphere, and even the potential impacts on communication technology and aviation.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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In his post, the New York state Assemblymember criticized online trolls for targeting Duwaji during his mayoral campaign.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Vanessa Marcil is defending their son against Internet trolls.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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