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
Those conversations will come, but Reinhart knows the Panthers will be prepared to defend their title once more when the puck drops for the 2025-26 season.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Maybe Dart will be shooting hockey pucks in the NHL activation area.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Verhaeghe dropped the puck to Barkov and Barkov hit Reinhart at the Edmonton line.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
However, a player from each team had faced off, the linesman dropped the puck, it then got deflected by Abbotsford and skittered back into the goal.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Maybe Dart will be shooting hockey pucks in the NHL activation area.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Verhaeghe dropped the puck to Barkov and Barkov hit Reinhart at the Edmonton line.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
However, a player from each team had faced off, the linesman dropped the puck, it then got deflected by Abbotsford and skittered back into the goal.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
Noun
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During one high elf’s dialogue in the original Oblivion, a dissatisfied voice actor can be heard objecting to and then immediately rerecording her line about thieves and their break-ins.—
Jamal Michel,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2025
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Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Noun
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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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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Enjoy a vivid, squirming alien world filled to the brim with some of the most monstrous sprites ever rendered on a 2-D machine.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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To no one's surprise, the trolls were out in full force after watching Fleetwood crumble.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Other than exploring easy walking trails or grabbing a coffee with a view, seek out the playful troll statues nestled in the forest (Trollskogen) for a dose of Norwegian culture and a memorable adventure in nature.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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