Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixies
Noun
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Plans include music, magic shows, face painting, stilt walkers, fairies, robots, a giant LED screen showing the ball drop from Times Square and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025 -
If your favorite writer wishes they could be whisked away to the land of fairies and Björk and neighborhood hot springs, try cutting a large international corner with this bath product straight from the famous Blue Lagoon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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On this day, candles were blessed for use in the coming year, and any decorations left up were thought to be at risk of becoming infested with goblins.—
Bobbi Sutherland,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Children must abide by the rules for keeping the elves at home.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The elves were then given away, and handfuls have been on display in various locations in the following decades.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Royal Russian Midget Troupe was a group of 20 little people who performed throughout Germany, Japan and Russia before coming to the United States in 1932.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
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Fernandez was raised in Pittsburgh by adoptive parents, also little people, who’d met at an annual meeting of Little People of America.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Later German statues of gnomes and famous fairytale characters were stationed at points along the trail.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Our love of gnomes is no secret, and a set of ten might just be enough for a holiday fix.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The trolls in Raleigh are already open to the public.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani shared some of the wedding photos on his Instagram page in May in response to negative press and online trolls targeting his wife during his mayoral campaign.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Elves and pixies perch throughout the space, giving it a whimsical, almost storybook feel.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Nixies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixies. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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