as in demon
in stories
a magic spirit that looks like a person, often lives in a lamp or bottle, and serves the person who calls it
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Recent Examples of genie
To overturn them, the next president needs only to rub the same genie’s lamp.
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
In the ad, Jordan makes a guest appearance as the late Little Richard, who plays a genie, works to grant the wish of famed director Spike Lee.
—Meghan L. Hall, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
That genie is out of the bottle.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
In the ad, Jordan makes a guest appearance as the late Little Richard, who plays a genie, works to grant the wish of famed director Spike Lee.
—Meghan L. Hall, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
That genie is out of the bottle.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
Noun
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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Then a demon by the name of Beetlejuice shows up and things really get nutty.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sinners’ very own vampire Jack O'Connell went in character with dark sunglasses and prosthetic fangs on the red carpet, perhaps still in character as his role as villainous Remmick.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, 46, made history as the first woman ever to win the Best Cinematography prize for her stunning visuals in the Southern vampire epic—yet another film with layered, complex female characters.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kenya wears a purple fairy outfit, but the dress is too basic and too matte, and the wings aren’t big enough for real drama.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to Deadline, Disney+ is officially developing a live-action series starring Tinker Bell, Neverland’s favorite fairy.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2026
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There are ghosts lingering in the story.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even Kathy Hilton is like a ghost of her former self, with Jen Tilly taking the crown of doddering kook away from her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ledger ingeniously plays the Joker as a chaotic force of nature, a scarred and unknowable ghoul clad in clown paint and a garish suit from Demon's Wearhouse.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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This also marks the first time players can become ghouls themselves in the mainline story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other propaganda compared Native people to buffalo, cats, dogs, and devils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Also called devil's snare, the plant's seeds, roots, stems, and leaves are all dangerous if ingested.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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