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
The area’s newest boutique is like stepping into a genie’s bottle — if the genie had impeccable taste and a deep love for legacy designers, funky jewelry, and original art.
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Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Challenges, Risks And The Path Forward Even though adoption is still in its early stages, the agentic AI genie is out of the bottle.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The quest in question is The Last Wish, which has protagonist Geralt and potential love interest Yennefer tracking down a genie to break a magical binding that ties the two together, in the hopes that Yennefer can discover whether or not her love for Geralt is real or just a result of the magic.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The genie is so far out of the bottle at this point.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Challenges, Risks And The Path Forward Even though adoption is still in its early stages, the agentic AI genie is out of the bottle.
—Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The quest in question is The Last Wish, which has protagonist Geralt and potential love interest Yennefer tracking down a genie to break a magical binding that ties the two together, in the hopes that Yennefer can discover whether or not her love for Geralt is real or just a result of the magic.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The genie is so far out of the bottle at this point.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
Noun
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Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Wilson himself was celebrated for his beautiful music and pitied for his demons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 June 2025
Noun
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As for Huart, the multi-hyphenate has become one of the more exciting up-and-coming filmmakers in the genre realm and recently won the Midnight Short Jury Award at SXSW 2024 for his modern vampire story Transylvanie.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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This vampire isn't interested in the blood that runs through your veins, though.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Some titles are now out of print, but these classic horror stories are a great foray into the world of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite those forty-three words, the ghoul that the North Carolina Freedmen’s Convention feared most had risen—caste preservationists debuted a new caste system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Even in areas where plaintiffs theoretically have power—say, in mass tort litigation—Gatsby’s ghost lingers.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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On the big screen, he's taken on a wide range of roles, from the titular antihero in Hellboy (2019) and a not-so-jolly Santa Claus in Violent Night (2022) to a friendly ghost dad in We Have a Ghost (2023) and a former race car driver in Gran Turismo (2023).—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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And Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts nails his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. as a real-life devil on the shoulder of the conflicted trailblazer, while Krystal Joy Brown, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ruby Lewis and Kenita Miller turn out stellar performances in multiple roles.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2025
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Photo : Riva Yachts Riva 68 Diable The 68 Diable lives up to its name—a handsome devil that will be the most stunning yacht at Venice.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Dec. 2024
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The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.—
Yasmine Al-Sayyad,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2022
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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