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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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The original is set in an Australian rainforest populated by fairies, one of whom accidentally shrinks a logger to fairy size.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Garden Figurine Every fairy garden needs a few enchanting creatures to truly bring it to life.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The move forces her to plunge herself into his fantastical maze-realm to retrieve him in 13 hours, lest he be turned into a goblin.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The puckish figure draws heavily on Nordic fairy tales, including stories of elves.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The trows might steal you away and leave a changeling in your place.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Like a changeling—a motif that recurs throughout the novel—the old narrator has been taken and replaced by someone new.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The picture represented every second of invisible labor that pulled me away from the little people who mattered most to me, all the work that stole my ability to be present in those moments and remember them, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The diagnosis also deepened her connection to the little people community, particularly among fellow artists with dwarfism.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, the club has been calling out the trolls.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The bill hasn’t advanced beyond its introduction and was widely interpreted as a troll move.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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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The garden gnomes have been another hot seller.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Masters gnomes are a hot commodity over fears this is their final year.—
Jackie Powell,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Nixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixie. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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