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brownie

noun

ˈbrau̇-nē

Definition of brownie

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 Think chocolate candy, cakes, truffles, cookies, fudge, brownies, drinks, toffees, macarons, cupcakes, pastries — along with a chocolate fountain. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie. — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 Try experimenting with your next batch of brownies or layer cake. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brownie

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In this case, that’s Haddad’s uncle Charlie (played by a bubbling Jonathan Raviv), who is technically his father’s first cousin, but is also — crucially and non-derogatorily — very much a fairy.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
But it should be based on tax projections, not procrastination or faith in the retirement account fairy.

— Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fairy

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Guests to The Elf Experience will meet one of Santa’s helpers before entering Papa Elf’s storybook and heading to the North Pole to learn about the life of an elf.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
In the dark comedy Bad Santa, Thornton plays Willie, a miserable, heavy-drinking con man who dresses up as Santa with his elf sidekick (Tony Cox) to rob department stores on Christmas Eve.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of elf

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While most citrus trees are too large for indoor growing, there are a few small or dwarf varieties of citrus that can be kept indoors year-round in pots.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
These explosions, known as hypernovas, were first proposed to explain unusual stars in the halo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and in a neighboring dwarf galaxy.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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The magical ring that helped Bilbo escape the goblins had become an instrument of addiction and mass political control.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

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