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
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.
—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
Top baked brownies with additional caramel sauce and toasted pecans to make turtle brownies.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 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
Dulce de leche reigns supreme, often appearing alongside brownies, nuts, and chocolate chunks, but other favorite flavors include chocolate, sambayón, and seasonal fruit sorbets.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
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
Top baked brownies with additional caramel sauce and toasted pecans to make turtle brownies.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 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
Dulce de leche reigns supreme, often appearing alongside brownies, nuts, and chocolate chunks, but other favorite flavors include chocolate, sambayón, and seasonal fruit sorbets.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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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.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Anecdotal evidence on social media shows some users complaining about GPT’s penchant for focusing on goblins in completely unrelated conversations in recent days.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Writer Steve Phillips’ investments in the race dwarfs spending by any other single donor.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Mini dwarfs are small-scale race cars with a maximum speed of 34 mph.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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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
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Brownies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownies. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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