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
Landeskog evened things for Colorado 3 1/2 minutes later, escaping Kings forward Scott Laughton to skate to a Martin Necas pass through the crease before pushing the puck inside the left post to send the game to overtime.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Weegar was credited with the goal after the puck went off two Vegas defensemen — Noah Hanifin's stick and Rasmus Andersson's shin — into the open net.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Seemingly inspired by Prego's pasta sauce lids, the puck-like recording device sits in the center of the table to record your conversations.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Getting the start — reflecting how much Tocchet trusts them — the fourth line got the puck deep into the offensive zone, and Glendening even had a chance on the backhand from in tight.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Weegar was credited with the goal after the puck went off two Vegas defensemen — Noah Hanifin's stick and Rasmus Andersson's shin — into the open net.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Seemingly inspired by Prego's pasta sauce lids, the puck-like recording device sits in the center of the table to record your conversations.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Getting the start — reflecting how much Tocchet trusts them — the fourth line got the puck deep into the offensive zone, and Glendening even had a chance on the backhand from in tight.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
Noun
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The original is set in an Australian rainforest populated by fairies, one of whom accidentally shrinks a logger to fairy size.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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Garden Figurine Every fairy garden needs a few enchanting creatures to truly bring it to life.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company behind that trio of elves, some of the most iconic mascots in pop culture, is the same corporation that put breakfast on the table in the first place.—
Heather Bushman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The puckish figure draws heavily on Nordic fairy tales, including stories of elves.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The move forces her to plunge herself into his fantastical maze-realm to retrieve him in 13 hours, lest he be turned into a goblin.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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