as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk
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Recent Examples of brownie
Succulent aromas of honeysuckle and violets, as well as blueberries, cinnamon, apples, toast and brownies.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The seasonal lineup also includes two desserts: the s’mores brownie skillet and a cinnamon roll skillet.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In a clip teasing the new season, the gang volunteers at the fictional Philly elementary school, stealing kids’ brownies and auditioning them for a potential boy band.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
His mom was known for her praline cupcakes, while Bryant focused on rich, praline brownies.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The seasonal lineup also includes two desserts: the s’mores brownie skillet and a cinnamon roll skillet.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
In a clip teasing the new season, the gang volunteers at the fictional Philly elementary school, stealing kids’ brownies and auditioning them for a potential boy band.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
His mom was known for her praline cupcakes, while Bryant focused on rich, praline brownies.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
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In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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After a season filled with villainous elves, the resurrection of Kandy Muse's iconically hideous pockets look, and budding relationships in the Werk Room (and the bedroom), RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 crowned a winner.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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From its protrusible jaw to its ability to hunt in every environment, the goblin shark exemplifies adaptation to the extremes.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Half the art is superhuman sprites shrouded in fire and lasers; the other covers look like Grok was trained on an anime gooner algorithm.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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At the highest graphics settings, the sprites in the game were more crisp.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Dec. 2024
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Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 Oct. 2022
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Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2022
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After some patter from the hype man, Greg Gutfeld came out and read MAGA-dad jokes off a teleprompter, and teed up his four guests: a comedian named Michael Loftus, the anarchist troll Michael Malice, the former MTV v.j. Kennedy, and Cobb, who wore a Chicago Blackhawks hockey jersey.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Misty Copeland shares essential advice from Prince, favorite dish to cook, self-care tips The attitude required dealing with critics: 'Great empathy for these people' Years of criticism has taught Zee not to absorb the negativity of online trolls.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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