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
Bake at 350° F for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the brownies pass the toothpick test.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Roan’s favorite order is still on the menu — the James Brownie Funky Jackhammer, a combination of peanut butter, hot fudge, brownies and vanilla frozen custard.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The meal also comes with chips, Caesar salad and a brownie.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Overcooked brownie leads to terrible house fire.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Roan’s favorite order is still on the menu — the James Brownie Funky Jackhammer, a combination of peanut butter, hot fudge, brownies and vanilla frozen custard.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The meal also comes with chips, Caesar salad and a brownie.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Overcooked brownie leads to terrible house fire.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
Noun
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Dressed as a hot pink fairy, Alexa Bowers brought a drawing of Roan to give to the pop star.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
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Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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The special will be made available on Disney+ the following day, and the elves will head to ABC’s shelves later in the season.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Popping in for story time and serving goblin snacks on holidays kept me tethered to my clingy girl.—
Nancy Prentice,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some say the cave system would have connected the goblins from Hopkinsville to Hellier.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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But sprites are the most often seen, captivating their observers.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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These two dwarf galaxies orbit the Milky Way at distances of 163,000 and 200,000 light-years, respectively, moving through our galaxy's outer halo of hot gas not too dissimilar, but on a much smaller scale, from the Virgo Cluster's halo of hot gas.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some trolls were naturally left confused by the choice as most of the Grammy winner’s songs are in Spanish.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kate debuted with blonde hair and was immediately met with troll comments.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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