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
Carels is a very physical defender who skates and moves pucks well, projecting as a highly coachable and reliable top-four, major-minutes player.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
He was usually found near the net, either deflecting shots or scrambling for loose pucks, putting his body on the line.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Prizes range from bookmarks to foam pucks, mini sticks to Penguins tickets.
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Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
The injury is considered just the cause of normal wear and tear of stopping pucks in the NHL.
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Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
Depth defenseman who’s used his feet and head well to clear pucks.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
He was usually found near the net, either deflecting shots or scrambling for loose pucks, putting his body on the line.
—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Prizes range from bookmarks to foam pucks, mini sticks to Penguins tickets.
—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
The injury is considered just the cause of normal wear and tear of stopping pucks in the NHL.
—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
18 May 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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And creatures — fairies, a faun, the unforgettable Pale Man, with eyes in the palms of his hands — reveal a world of deeper and darker enchantment.
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According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.
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At the end of 2005-2006, a whole host of elves got arrested and were sent to prison.
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The new version will still have the traditional arrow counting down the days to the holiday but also will include moving elves who are helping prepare things for Christmas.
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Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.
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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.
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Every fan base has idiots and every popular athlete attracts trolls.
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Had the trolls toiling in the darkest tunnels of the internet shown up at her actual doorstep?
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Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
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And thank the faeries for that.
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“Pucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pucks. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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