as in fairies
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 pucks
When the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship brought the best players under the age of 20 to the Twin Cities last winter, the future professional athletes from 10 nations dropped more than just plays, pucks and checking.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Tristan Jarry got his first start of the series, repelling 34 pucks.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
In practice, Sturm reinforced the cleanliness with which the defensemen needed to play pucks.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 pucks and posted the first round’s second-best save percentage behind Carolina’s Frederik Andersen.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist before Sebastian Aho buried two pucks into the empty net.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
These white, super-dry, thick, crumbly pucks look like an art project gone wrong.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Robert Cheevers’ father, Gerry Cheevers, was a goalie for the Boston Bruins beginning in the 1965-1966 season and was known for his league-leading performances and his practice of marking his mask with stitches to show where pucks had hit him.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Depth defenseman who’s used his feet and head well to clear pucks.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Tristan Jarry got his first start of the series, repelling 34 pucks.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
In practice, Sturm reinforced the cleanliness with which the defensemen needed to play pucks.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 pucks and posted the first round’s second-best save percentage behind Carolina’s Frederik Andersen.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist before Sebastian Aho buried two pucks into the empty net.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
These white, super-dry, thick, crumbly pucks look like an art project gone wrong.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Robert Cheevers’ father, Gerry Cheevers, was a goalie for the Boston Bruins beginning in the 1965-1966 season and was known for his league-leading performances and his practice of marking his mask with stitches to show where pucks had hit him.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Depth defenseman who’s used his feet and head well to clear pucks.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucks
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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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Woodland fairies carrying giant daffodils or wearing hats covered in mushrooms.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 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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Separate system prompt instructions for earlier models contained in the same JSON file do not contain the specific prohibition against mentioning goblins and other creatures, suggesting OpenAI is fighting a new problem that has popped up in its latest model release.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
29 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
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In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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But peppered in between the back-and-forth comments with garden-variety Internet trolls are criticisms of his onetime colleagues.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Pucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucks. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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