as in fairy
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 puck
With puck drop for Game 5 just around the corner, keep reading to find out how to watch the NHL Stanley Cup Final with and without cable, as well as how to find last-minute tickets to games.
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
First, when defending in their own zone, the Hurricanes pressure the puck handler more than most teams in the NHL, pushing back to the blue line after an entry.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Then, when the puck transitions to the offensive end, the Hurricanes shoot more than any other team in hockey.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To Scott Mellanby, the speeding rodent — black in color — must have looked like a puck.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
First, when defending in their own zone, the Hurricanes pressure the puck handler more than most teams in the NHL, pushing back to the blue line after an entry.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Then, when the puck transitions to the offensive end, the Hurricanes shoot more than any other team in hockey.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
To Scott Mellanby, the speeding rodent — black in color — must have looked like a puck.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
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The Devils is a dark fantasy epic centering on a special force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from a scourge of flesh-eating elves.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2025
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Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Half the art is superhuman sprites shrouded in fire and lasers; the other covers look like Grok was trained on an anime gooner algorithm.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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At the highest graphics settings, the sprites in the game were more crisp.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Dec. 2024
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Crusty art critics and right-wing trolls joined together to bash the work for not looking exactly like every other lifeless oil-on-canvas depiction of a U.S. president.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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From popular folk-rockers Mumford & Sons to giant forest trolls and classical music with a Spanish twist, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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