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
The 20th iteration of Hockey Day will be played at United Heroes League’s outdoor rink in Hastings with a weekend schedule beginning Jan. 23 with a 5 p.m. puck drop between the Iowa Wild and Milwaukee Admirals.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025
In fact, the Net Rating model ranks Vancouver’s forward group as below average on the defensive side of the puck relative to the rest of the league, as a result of swapping in Kane for Suter.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 July 2025
For all of his accomplishments and accolades, Keith may be most remembered — and adored in Chicago — for playing through the end of the 2010 Western Conference finals clincher against the San Jose Sharks after a flying puck knocked out seven teeth.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Hopkins saw the benefit of patience in his game with the puck.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 July 2025
In fact, the Net Rating model ranks Vancouver’s forward group as below average on the defensive side of the puck relative to the rest of the league, as a result of swapping in Kane for Suter.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 July 2025
For all of his accomplishments and accolades, Keith may be most remembered — and adored in Chicago — for playing through the end of the 2010 Western Conference finals clincher against the San Jose Sharks after a flying puck knocked out seven teeth.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Hopkins saw the benefit of patience in his game with the puck.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puck
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Thor: The Dark World' (2013) Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god has a sequel that’s a blender of familiar fantasy tropes as Thor and love interest Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) have to deal with a dark elf with an Infinity Stone.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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In contrast, Tolkien imagined elves as elegant and refined, while humans had the capacity to be as barbaric as orcs, or as noble as elves.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Monster cats, women with ravenous mouths in the back of their heads, mountain goblins, mermaids with carp bodies, foxes that transform into samurai messengers—the list goes on.—
Katherine Larson
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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In fact, Bolg is the name of a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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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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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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But sprites are the most often seen, captivating their observers.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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All the while, the sprite appears to glow brightly alongside artificial light emanating from the cities below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
6 July 2025
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The Trump administration’s social media presence has been a consistent stream of meme and troll postings throughout the year.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Pop’s most dedicated troll, Doja Cat, has officially chimed in on the extremely online uproar over Sydney Sweeney’s new jeans campaign for American Eagle.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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