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
There are brownies to bake for year-end pool parties, teacher gifts to purchase and shopping for summer birthday party presents that are often being crammed into the final weeks of school.
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Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Easy to just pick-up and go, these rich, fudgy brownies will not disappoint.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
That chocolate fudge brownies good.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies.
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Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Like vanilla, coffee ice cream is impressively versatile, ready to adorn pie or brownies or whatever dessert is on your menu.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
One person brings fruits from his yard or brownies his wife made.
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Joshua Ceballos,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2026
Let the brownies cool completely before slicing!
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
The flavors feature molasses cookies, brownies, and cinnamon.
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Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Easy to just pick-up and go, these rich, fudgy brownies will not disappoint.
—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
That chocolate fudge brownies good.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies.
—
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Like vanilla, coffee ice cream is impressively versatile, ready to adorn pie or brownies or whatever dessert is on your menu.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2026
One person brings fruits from his yard or brownies his wife made.
—
Joshua Ceballos,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2026
Let the brownies cool completely before slicing!
—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
The flavors feature molasses cookies, brownies, and cinnamon.
—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownies
Noun
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And creatures — fairies, a faun, the unforgettable Pale Man, with eyes in the palms of his hands — reveal a world of deeper and darker enchantment.
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According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.
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The new version will still have the traditional arrow counting down the days to the holiday but also will include moving elves who are helping prepare things for Christmas.
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There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings.
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Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.
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In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.
Noun
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Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars.
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Writer Steve Phillips’ investments in the race dwarfs spending by any other single donor.
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Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
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And thank the faeries for that.
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“Brownies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownies. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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