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
For anyone that’s ever wanted to battle a goblin scrap fleet or hurl fireballs with one hand while blasting away with the other, this is the game to play.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
To some, the creatures that purportedly visited Kelly — about eight miles north of Hopkinsville — became known as goblins.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Monster cats, women with ravenous mouths in the back of their heads, mountain goblins, mermaids with carp bodies, foxes that transform into samurai messengers—the list goes on.
—Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
In fact, Bolg is the name of a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
To some, the creatures that purportedly visited Kelly — about eight miles north of Hopkinsville — became known as goblins.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Monster cats, women with ravenous mouths in the back of their heads, mountain goblins, mermaids with carp bodies, foxes that transform into samurai messengers—the list goes on.
—Katherine Larson
july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
In fact, Bolg is the name of a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblin
Noun
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Pair the duo with fairy lights, a thin linen runner, and more faux foliage to create a stunning seasonal scene.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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The fairy houses – known as domus de janas in Sardinian – date back over 5,000 years to the late Neolithic and Copper Age.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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This time it was set in a fantasy world where the player controls an elf whose race is fighting off hordes of otherworldly monsters.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Later, of course, it was revealed that a quite human dwarf was hidden within the machine, directing the Turk’s gameplay.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The shrub grows 6 to 15 feet tall; there are dwarf, medium-sized, and tall varieties.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 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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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblin. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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