as in elf
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures
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Recent Examples of fairy
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Faie, the Chatty Puzzle-Solving Sidekick You are accompanied by Faie, the floating fairy sidekick, at all times.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
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
Had my mother arranged these dragons to meet the fairy on our path?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Creative touches have been placed throughout, so visitors will want to keep an eye out for the fairy gardens and fairy homes under various plants.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
Tiny fairy lights are especially susceptible to breaking.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Faie, the Chatty Puzzle-Solving Sidekick You are accompanied by Faie, the floating fairy sidekick, at all times.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
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
Had my mother arranged these dragons to meet the fairy on our path?
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Creative touches have been placed throughout, so visitors will want to keep an eye out for the fairy gardens and fairy homes under various plants.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy
Noun
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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
Adjective
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For high-end, book Jing, the fine dining restaurant with a warren of dreamy, pastel private dining rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The scent is so dreamy and amazing.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 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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The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a fine line between lucky and cursed, however, and Pulisic is straddling it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The penalty shootout is a cursed affliction when the roulette wheel fails you, and that was Arsenal’s fate here.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Clues from smaller galaxies To help resolve this mystery, researchers also study much smaller systems, known as dwarf galaxies, which orbit the Milky Way.—
Christopher Karwin,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Until then, the two dwarf galaxy siblings will stick together, even if the big brother does continue to pick on the little one.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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But no homes are so possessed with pottery of the truly enormous variety as Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus, whose Portuguese farmhouse appears on the cover of our June issue.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Once Nikki returns to herself, she’s still left with extreme trauma and consequences, given that the possessed version of her murdered two people.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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An odd couple—one a goblin squeezed into an improbable trench-coat onesie, a fedora, and high heels—promenades down a steep incline while other strollers come and go.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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OpenAI leaned into the curious habit, choosing to highlight the goblin-forbidding prompt in a tweet.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the rustic goat fry, its flavors concentrated, its meat ridiculously tender but with a skosh of crispy, is just as wondrous.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Instead, text produced by large language models, however remarkable, sophisticated, and even occasionally wondrous, is derivative, average, predictable.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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