nixies

plural of nixie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixies
Noun
  • And creatures — fairies, a faun, the unforgettable Pale Man, with eyes in the palms of his hands — reveal a world of deeper and darker enchantment.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • These little people seem to like dancing and performing acrobatics.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • And thank the faeries for that.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Lawn Ornaments Too many lawn ornaments, such as gnomes, fairies, dolls, or flamingos, read as tacky to Emily Roose, the founder of Emily Roose Interiors.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • Move over, pink yard flamingos and garden gnomes—the porch goose is back.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.
    Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • On social media, some trolls are focusing on the fact that Donahue was in charge of the evacuation efforts at Kabul airport.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Bixies and pixies of all shapes, sizes, and styles have been having quite a moment the past few years, especially come summertime.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 June 2026
  • Short hairstyles for brunettes vary from pixies and bobs to shoulder cuts.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
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“Nixies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixies. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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