as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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Recent Examples of puck
Larkin won it in the extra period after Detroit defenseman Moritz Seider stole the puck from Maple Leafs winger Easton Cowan.
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Rachel Reid, on the other hand, continues to generate an inventory of Game Changers, her agents urgently reminding her to keep that puck flying.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
But the puck banked off Kuemper and hit both Jacob Moverare’s skate and Cuylle before entering the net.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hughes and his Devils are in the thick of a playoff push, all while Team USA drops the puck in roughly three weeks.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Rachel Reid, on the other hand, continues to generate an inventory of Game Changers, her agents urgently reminding her to keep that puck flying.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
But the puck banked off Kuemper and hit both Jacob Moverare’s skate and Cuylle before entering the net.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hughes and his Devils are in the thick of a playoff push, all while Team USA drops the puck in roughly three weeks.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
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Hey, if Indiana can win a national championship, in part, thanks to NBA billionaire Mark Cuban playing benevolent NIL fairy godfather, then surely the DeVos family — owners of the Orlando Magic — could consider sprinkling a little of that pixie dust on UCF’s NIL program.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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The novel follows Viola Lockhart, the last living member of house Rosebourne — a family that inherited from its fairy ancestor the ability to magically infuse fragrance to achieve their aims.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sets like Hobbiton and Rivendell (a home for some elves) are breathtaking, the makeup and prosthetics of the orcs still terrifying, and the costumes ethereal and otherworldly.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2026
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The film centers on Jonas, a troubled practitioner of magic who assembles a group of companions – including rogue Dagon, elf Nimue and assassin Solomon – to investigate a mysterious corruption spreading through a quiet village in the mystical Realm of Eldervin.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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The plot follows a young girl who ends up wishing away her baby brother into the goblin labyrinth.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Henson was cast as Hoggle, one of the film’s most prominent goblins and Sarah’s reluctant ally, while also managing puppeteering responsibilities behind the scenes.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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