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
The Avs were second too often to 50-50 pucks, second too often to the corner, second too often on the little things that add up in a series this close.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Only the San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks let more pucks into their nets.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 7 May 2026
And the crowd clearly expected that pucks whacking the nets would be at a premium in this series, too.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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
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
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Only the San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks let more pucks into their nets.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 7 May 2026
And the crowd clearly expected that pucks whacking the nets would be at a premium in this series, too.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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.
—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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucks
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In the game, players will be able to explore iconic Winx universe locations, including the courtyard of Alfea College and the mystical Enchanted Forest, and switch between all six fairies.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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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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There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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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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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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Anecdotal evidence on social media shows some users complaining about GPT’s penchant for focusing on goblins in completely unrelated conversations in recent days.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Surely only a few trolls were filtered out before the real questions came through.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Most recently in her postpartum posting, Kuch took to social media to clap back at trolls, expressing disapproval and distaste for her second daughter's name.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Pucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucks. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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