as in demon
in stories
a magic spirit that looks like a person, often lives in a lamp or bottle, and serves the person who calls it
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Recent Examples of genie
Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Over 55 years after taking her final bow as Jeannie the genie, the actress has also revealed that fans continue to reach out to her about her star-making role.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
The genie is out of the bottle in college football and basketball.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
The genie was out of the bottle.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Over 55 years after taking her final bow as Jeannie the genie, the actress has also revealed that fans continue to reach out to her about her star-making role.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
The genie is out of the bottle in college football and basketball.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
The genie was out of the bottle.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for genie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
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Wynonna, with help from her younger sister, the town’s sheriff and an infamous Wild West gunslinger, must save her hometown from demons and other supernatural creatures.
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In the film, Tanjiro, Nezuko and the Hashira are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where the Demon Slayer Corps must confront the terrifying Upper Rank demons.
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In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
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Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.
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Indulge in a little whimsy with this manicure that’s fit for a garden fairy.
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Meander through a lush, fairy-worthy tapestry of ivy and narrow pathways forged throughout the B&B's history.
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The same applies to the Lake of Tears, which seemed really important when Jim’s ghost showed up to tell Ethan to find it.
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The English have to contend with not only the ghost of Maradona’s two goals, but also the altitude in Mexico City, which is about 7,350 feet above sea level.
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Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.
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As boss-man turns into a cantering, slavering, apparently all-over treble-jointed ghoul, Young-cheol announces that his own living blood contains the only antidote.
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Also called devil's snare, the plant's seeds, roots, stems, and leaves are all dangerous if ingested.
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Beloved baby brother, American [WWII bronze star veteran], husband, father of 4 strong women, [grandpa], adorable scamp, handsome devil, and trickster to the end.
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But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter.
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In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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