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
Her menu includes cookies, sweet breads, and specialty squares, including brownies, blondies, and almond squares.
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Pair it with a strawberry field salad and a salted caramel brownie for dessert.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Three corners of the brownie remained in tact, but the missing chunk from the center has left the brownie looking pretty unusual, sparking plenty of amused comments from viewers.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Recent options at An’s Dry Cleaning, which are given names related to fabric, included Canvas (olive oil and rosemary), Broken Heart Brocade (chocolate, brownie and raspberry jam) and Melton (mango and peach).
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Pair it with a strawberry field salad and a salted caramel brownie for dessert.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Three corners of the brownie remained in tact, but the missing chunk from the center has left the brownie looking pretty unusual, sparking plenty of amused comments from viewers.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Recent options at An’s Dry Cleaning, which are given names related to fabric, included Canvas (olive oil and rosemary), Broken Heart Brocade (chocolate, brownie and raspberry jam) and Melton (mango and peach).
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
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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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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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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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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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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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