as in elf
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures
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Recent Examples of fairy
Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Tiny fairy lights are especially susceptible to breaking.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Faie, the Chatty Puzzle-Solving Sidekick You are accompanied by Faie, the floating fairy sidekick, at all times.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
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.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
Noun
The exhibition centers on a film created with generative AI trained on an archive that includes fairy folklore and the Victorian mania for invention.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Her glam team complemented the off-the-shoulder design with ethereal fairy makeup, including rosy pink blush and shimmering eyeshadow.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Tiny fairy lights are especially susceptible to breaking.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Everything feels more whimsical, more fairy-like, more nymph-coded, as if fashion itself is trying to mirror the romance of the natural world.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Faie, the Chatty Puzzle-Solving Sidekick You are accompanied by Faie, the floating fairy sidekick, at all times.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
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.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
According to traditional folklore, finding a ring of mushrooms on your property means that fairies have been at work.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy
Noun
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The bar is decorated with candy canes, stockings, elves, Santas, reindeer, presents and Christmas trees.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The plush toy monster elves come in many different outfits, colors and themes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Joel celebrated his son's 11th birthday with a dreamy snap on Instagram.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Joan has a way of creating the dreamiest collages.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Set to debut in the spring of 2026, Varga's new novel — a mix of Holly Black's The Cruel Prince and The Mummy — breathes life into Pakistani faerie mythology and explores how history is actually written.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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There’s a fine line between lucky and cursed, however, and Pulisic is straddling it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Feld debuted in West Town at what seemed to be a cursed space in June 2024.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The project, which covers about 1,300 acres in the Boise National Forest near Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, is primarily meant to remove Douglas fir trees in an attempt to address parasitic dwarf mistletoe and bark beetle damage.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Clues from smaller galaxies To help resolve this mystery, researchers also study much smaller systems, known as dwarf galaxies, which orbit the Milky Way.—
Christopher Karwin,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Whether it was penned by Apa or some Brit with possessed hips, the song soon took off.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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During the interviews, officers confirmed that 27 of the 28 individuals had either received, sent, possessed or transported child pornography, according to the statement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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One goblin shark was spotted near Jarvis Island (halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands) and the other on the slope of the Tonga Trench southeast of Fiji.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Instead, text produced by large language models, however remarkable, sophisticated, and even occasionally wondrous, is derivative, average, predictable.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Myles Lewis-Skelly, aged 19, in his second start in midfield for the first team, slotted in expertly alongside him and earned a wondrous ovation from the crowd.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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