as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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Recent Examples of goblin
Images of mythical creatures — goblins, dragons, flying horses — flash behind her.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The world's largest cave system, Mammoth Cave, is theorized to connect the locations of goblin sightings.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This simple act of kindness helps spread the Halloween spirit to all the little goblins and ghosts.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
The world's largest cave system, Mammoth Cave, is theorized to connect the locations of goblin sightings.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Tasked with solving Jareth’s labyrinth to secure Toby’s safety, Sarah races against time to defeat the goblin’s trickster army.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This simple act of kindness helps spread the Halloween spirit to all the little goblins and ghosts.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblin
Noun
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But stealing the show was the family matriarch, Kris Jenner, 69, who dressed as a woodland fairy for the occasion in a green sparkly, floral mini dress and fairy wings, while Khloé herself wore an animal print onesie.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The color-changing micro fairy LEDs were incredibly easy to activate.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hanging fireplace, seemingly lit by house elves, pairs nicely with the gratis bottles of spirits and Chilean wine.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mountains on either side of the water give way to towering canyon walls, spruce and pine thin out, and only stout dwarf willow and spindly alder remain.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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For instance, dwarf and semi-dwarf trees may live for 15 to 25 years, whereas standard apple trees can easily live for over 50 years.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblin. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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