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
Anaheim ended Buffalo’s seven-game road winning streak when Tage Thompson couldn’t keep in the puck in the Ducks’ zone and Terry held on a 2-on-0 break to score on a backhander.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
In overtime, Carlsson generated a strong chance early before Terry ended the session 89 seconds in, taking the puck from leading Sabres scorer Tage Thompson and lifting a backhand shot to convert on the breakaway.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Three and a half minutes into the first, Samu Salminen — who had the OT goal to advance the Pioneers past Western Michigan in the Frozen Faceoff semifinals — chased down a loose puck in the corner and zipped a perfect feed to Lorenz in the left faceoff circle.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Before a Wild player could get to it, the 6-foot-6 Vlasic swept his stick into the crease and tucked the puck beneath his goalie.
—Patrick Donnelly, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
In overtime, Carlsson generated a strong chance early before Terry ended the session 89 seconds in, taking the puck from leading Sabres scorer Tage Thompson and lifting a backhand shot to convert on the breakaway.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Three and a half minutes into the first, Samu Salminen — who had the OT goal to advance the Pioneers past Western Michigan in the Frozen Faceoff semifinals — chased down a loose puck in the corner and zipped a perfect feed to Lorenz in the left faceoff circle.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Before a Wild player could get to it, the 6-foot-6 Vlasic swept his stick into the crease and tucked the puck beneath his goalie.
—Patrick Donnelly, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
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Some are purely photo ops, such as an opportunity for little ones to take a class photo with Bluey and her pals, while others aim to inspire exploration, such as a mini gnome village or fairy garden.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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The most endangered is the New Zealand fairy tern, tara iti, with a population of less than 50, including 10 breeding females.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 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
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Meet the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), a predator so rare that fewer than 250 individuals have ever been recorded worldwide.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 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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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 29 Mar. 2026.
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