Thesaurus results for BROWNIES

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 Conventional formulations like brownies or gummies, by comparison, often take about an hour to kick in and peak around two or three hours later. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 21 July 2026 Add one more small scoop of flour, then toss the flour with the nuts and chips to help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the brownies. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026 Magnolia Bakery sells brownies and blondies from a stand inside the park. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Add chocolate chips on top right as the brownies come out of the oven for even more chocolatey flavor. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 July 2026 From July 1 to 5, check out a variety of events like pork chop bingo, a boat parade, brownies with the band and more. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real.

— Michelle Kearney, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Lawn Ornaments Too many lawn ornaments, such as gnomes, fairies, dolls, or flamingos, read as tacky to Emily Roose, the founder of Emily Roose Interiors.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

Definition of fairies

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Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real.

— Michelle Kearney, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Ferrell starred as Buddy in the 2003 Christmas classic, which focused on a human adopted by elves and raised as an elf in the North Pole until one day, as an adult, discovering his true identity.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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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
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.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026

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