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Recent Examples of nixie
This full function clock created by electronico is crafted from vintage nixie tubes.
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Laura Grace Weldon, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2011
Laura Grace Weldon, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixie
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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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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Leigh Gill is set to play Griphook, after his brief appearance as another goblin, Red, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four years later, the mischievous elf with pointy ears and a toothy grin made its leap to collectible toy thanks to China’s Pop Mart.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The motif of changelings—of fairies taking a human child and leaving a nonhuman child in its place—comes up throughout the story.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Russia's Influence Operations in 2016, Russia conducted extensive campaigns during the presidential election, employing fake personas, troll farms, and manipulated content to inflame racial, ideological, and cultural divisions.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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These groups are better thought of as fandoms—a hybrid threat network of disaffected people that can include Columbine obsessives, neo-Nazis, child groomers, and trolls.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 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
Noun
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Linda-Marie Barrett is a writer, editor, and steward of a whimsical garden guarded by gnomes.—
Linda-Marie Barrett
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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This walkable town is perfectly set up for family fun, with a gnome hunt, mural finder, family-style chicken dinners, multiple water parks, a slew of eateries, and festivals all year long.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Nixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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