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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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For something dreamier, A Midsummer Night’s Dream theme pairs flower garlands and fairy lights with pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Flower garlands, fairy lights everywhere, pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Noun
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After all, everyone's inner goblin comes out eventually.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The actress will play an elf named Seren, who is a brand new character for the Lord of the Rings franchise.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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The new version will still have the traditional arrow counting down the days to the holiday but also will include moving elves who are helping prepare things for Christmas.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
30 May 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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These little people seem to like dancing and performing acrobatics.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Richards had made disparaging comments about women’s bodies and out-of-bounds discourse on Jewish and Asian people as well as little people and the mentally disabled.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Locals believe this was once a troll, frozen in stone after being hit with direct sunlight.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Never miss the trolls scattered throughout the garden, influences of Frieda’s German heritage.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Move over, pink yard flamingos and garden gnomes—the porch goose is back.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
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“Nixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixie. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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