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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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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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Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2025
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As a sign of their whimsical and enigmatic nature, TLEs are called all sorts of fantastical names by scientists—elves, trolls, jets and ghosts, for instance.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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However, finding young actors who were not afraid of the dark elf proved challenging during filming.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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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
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Modi’s army of internet trolls came after me with threats, abuse and digital vandalism.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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As a sign of their whimsical and enigmatic nature, TLEs are called all sorts of fantastical names by scientists—elves, trolls, jets and ghosts, for instance.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The festival is open to all and features activities for children, including a garden gnome hunt, dance and an arts and crafts booth hosted by ArtStart, a local nonprofit, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.—
Safiya Mohamed,
Twin Cities,
13 June 2025
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Wallace has a different mouth for each phonetic sound, clay desks are artificially rusted and 60 versions of the gnome robot alone were created.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Gene Hackman's Wife Betsy Searched Online About COVID Symptoms Before Dying of Hantavirus Gene and Betsy's bodies were discovered along with the body of one of their dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit in February.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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California Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus days earlier, officials say March 7, 2025 One of the couple’s three dogs, an Australian kelpie mix named Zinna, was found dead in a crate in their home when the couple were discovered on Feb. 26.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Nixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixie. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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