brownies

noun

plural of brownie
as in fairies
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 brownies It’s made with dark cocoa concentrate and is a tangy, slightly sweet treat made for pouring over ice cream like chocolate syrup, baked into brownies, or drizzled over a cheeseboard. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The kitten got her name from her coloring, which reminded Alex of cookies and brownies. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 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 Try experimenting with your next batch of brownies or layer cake. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026 The cookie franchise features weekly specialty dessert flavors, pink sugar cookie cakes, Dubai-style chocolate cookie brownies, strawberry Biscoff cookies, and Oreo birthday cake cookies, according to its webpage. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Ina suggests that for the best brownies ever, add 1 ½ tablespoons ofinstant coffee granules per 12 servings. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026 The franchise owner is Brian Gatson, who will operate the restaurant devoted to Southern desserts, including cobblers and banana puddings as well as brownies, cinnamon rolls, cookies and milkshakes. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownies
  1. fairies
  2. elves
  3. goblins
  4. dwarfs
  5. faeries
Noun
  • Saturday, utilizes 56,000 square feet of indoor space to host more than 200 vendors, sword-fighting, costume contests, live musicians, mermaids, fairies and photo ops.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The countless repetitions give you the most beautiful art form where swans glide, fairies dance and every year a giant nutcracker appears.
    — Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of fairies
Noun
  • In this way, just like the elves, the aes sidhe were very clearly associated with the divine.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For the dessert lover, this Advent calendar is filled with gourmet shortbread cookies and a decorative calendar showcasing the Walker’s shortbread elves inside.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of elves
Noun
  • From glittering ghosts, ghastly goblins and wicked witches to wily warlocks, fashion can inspire any Halloween transformation.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Many would rather experience nightstalkers, goblins and witches that can't escape the theater or TV screen, or zombies and werewolves that won't lunge off the pages of a book.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of goblins
Noun
  • As far as fairytales go, dwarfs can be Bashful, Sleepy, Grumpy or Dopey.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Watching all ten members sing at once is funny the way the seven dwarves all sleeping in their little beds next to each other is funny.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dwarfs
Noun
  • Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • And thank the faeries for that.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of faeries

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“Brownies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownies. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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