sprite

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Recent Examples of sprite All the while, the sprite appears to glow brightly alongside artificial light emanating from the cities below. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 July 2025 Fairies and sprites could reach across the thin membrane between worlds, leaving gifts, sharing secrets, or tugging human heroes from one universe to the other. Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025 In true Tribute Games fashion, the sprite work is phenomenal. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025 The sharp, upscaled images work best on games with lots of horizontal and/or vertical lines and bright, single-colored sprites. Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sprite
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Noun
  • But stealing the show was the family matriarch, Kris Jenner, 69, who dressed as a woodland fairy for the occasion in a green sparkly, floral mini dress and fairy wings, while Khloé herself wore an animal print onesie.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The color-changing micro fairy LEDs were incredibly easy to activate.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The store that kinda just appears one night in your local mall like an apparition only has a few months to make a year’s worth of revenue.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These days, Maurice is said to appear as an apparition on the 14th floor.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hanging fireplace, seemingly lit by house elves, pairs nicely with the gratis bottles of spirits and Chilean wine.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Georgetown's ghost tours are just one activity visitors can participate in as a part of the Kentucky After Dark passport program.
    Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Some locals believe founder Charles Pfister still roams the property, according to reports, and even celebrities like rapper Megan Thee Stallion have gone ghost hunting there.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hunger-desire gleaming in their eyes brought to mind that poem about goblin men selling goblin fruit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to the orange pumpkin, white ghost and green goblin, there will be a red zombie and a black cat.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The spirit has strong notes of star anise and caraway, with a range of holiday spices.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In this 2000 film starring Taylor Handley and Mickey Rooney, 17-year-old Pete Riley (Handley) works at the local movie theater, which is rumored to be haunted by a phantom.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Veneziale’s dad is often responsible for picking up items further afield, such as an animated phantom that had been listed on Facebook Marketplace.
    Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Most standard-sized fruit trees should be spaced about 20 to 25 feet away from each other and homes, but dwarf varieties can be planted closer together.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Sprite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprite. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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