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
Inside were a few dozen contraptions that looked like fancy desk toys — round pucks of concrete shielded by a spinning piece of metal resembling the ribs of an umbrella.
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Alex Harris
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The Colorado Avalanche released its schedule for the 2025-26 regular season on Wednesday, with the team set to drop the puck on Oct. 7 at the Los Angeles Kings.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
That tends to create more turnovers and gets the puck into my team’s hands a little bit more often.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
My filet of Creole catfish ($21.95) arrives on a puck of corn risotto cake.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
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Alex Harris
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The Colorado Avalanche released its schedule for the 2025-26 regular season on Wednesday, with the team set to drop the puck on Oct. 7 at the Los Angeles Kings.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
That tends to create more turnovers and gets the puck into my team’s hands a little bit more often.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
My filet of Creole catfish ($21.95) arrives on a puck of corn risotto cake.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
Noun
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From dreamy fairy shimmer that feels perfect for date night, to sultry wine tones that look just right wrapped around a glass of merlot at Sunday dinner, these nails are setting the mood for the season.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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Incurring the wrath of the fairy folk for spilling milk, that’s what.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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This time it was set in a fantasy world where the player controls an elf whose race is fighting off hordes of otherworldly monsters.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Leigh Gill is set to play Griphook, after his brief appearance as another goblin, Red, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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At their largest, Orchestina goblin spiders are about one-tenth of an inch long — smaller than a grain of rice.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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An astronaut on the International Space Station has captured a rare kind of lightning called a sprite while traveling 250 miles above the Texas–Mexico border.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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But sprites are the most often seen, captivating their observers.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Look in the mangroves for snapper, sift through the low sea grass for a chance to catch tarpon, or troll on the back of your boat for delicious mahi-mahi or swordfish.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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His new film, set in 2000 BC, draws from stories, characters (including a memorable troll) and practices learned over thousands of years through oral tradition across the north.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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