as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous
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Recent Examples of elf
For the last five years, Dylan Brodaczynski has thrown on a green felt vest and played Santa's right-hand elf on Christmas morning at Children's Wisconsin in Wauwatosa.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
The elf can even help with various tasks during the wee morning hours.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
What music do Santa’s elves like the best?
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
The candy cane wrapped trees, elves, and bright lights have even captured the hearts of people from around the world.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
The elf can even help with various tasks during the wee morning hours.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
What music do Santa’s elves like the best?
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
The candy cane wrapped trees, elves, and bright lights have even captured the hearts of people from around the world.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elf
Noun
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The series centers around Timmy Turner, a miserable 10-year-old whose life improves significantly after he is given two fairy godparents named Wanda and Cosmo.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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The toy projects an AI hologram companion that resembles a dragon or fairy.—
Queenie Wong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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La Selva always had caymans, but only the less aggressive and less territorial dwarf and white species.—
Noah Lederman,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2026
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Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On set, however, managing scenes that required baby Toby to cry was a delicate process – one made possible by actress Shari Weiser, who controlled the goblin Hoggle from inside a suit.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Elf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elf. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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