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
Depth defenseman who’s used his feet and head well to clear pucks.
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Kreider has been retrieving more pucks in the defensive zone this season and helping the Rangers break out of their own end.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Comfortable skating pucks and navigating the ice at this level.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Drew some penalties with his ability to hang onto pucks.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The captain has piled up the points by being dogged in battles, relentless on pucks and strong with his shots.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The top unit moved pucks and bodies quicker in Matthews’ absence.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Tracking pucks and applying pressure/winning body positioning on the forecheck.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Leafs put four five-on-five pucks past Jeremy Swayman on Saturday and added two empty-netters.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Kreider has been retrieving more pucks in the defensive zone this season and helping the Rangers break out of their own end.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Comfortable skating pucks and navigating the ice at this level.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Drew some penalties with his ability to hang onto pucks.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The captain has piled up the points by being dogged in battles, relentless on pucks and strong with his shots.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The top unit moved pucks and bodies quicker in Matthews’ absence.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Tracking pucks and applying pressure/winning body positioning on the forecheck.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The Leafs put four five-on-five pucks past Jeremy Swayman on Saturday and added two empty-netters.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pucks
Noun
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Featuring humans, elves, orcs and other fantastical creatures engaging in wars, treasure hunts and campaigns, the D&D game, one of Hasbro’s key franchise brands hailing from Wizards of the Coast, is overseen by a host, known as the Dungeon Master, and employs a signature multisided dice.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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Past racial tension between elves and humans is all but ignored in the plot.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Pucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucks. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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