as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk
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Recent Examples of brownie
Flavors of molasses on the attack, followed by Oreos, black currant juice, black cherries, fudge, dark brownies, raspberry juice and dark honey on the finish.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Ladies and gentlemen, Vaughn Vreeland’s triple-chocolate brownies.
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Then came the bigger experiments—brownies, blondies, ice cream cakes.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Remove brownies from pan using parchment overhang as handles; place on a cutting board.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Ladies and gentlemen, Vaughn Vreeland’s triple-chocolate brownies.
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Then came the bigger experiments—brownies, blondies, ice cream cakes.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Remove brownies from pan using parchment overhang as handles; place on a cutting board.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
Noun
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Kelsey recently began selling her wreath attachments — such as big-eyed felt bunnies for Easter, and elves and snowmen for Christmas — in her Etsy store, Peppermint Sue’s Perfections.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Past racial tension between elves and humans is all but ignored in the plot.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is your starting point, and where the brother from the story encountered the water goblin.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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That often means providing upgrades of low level monsters rather than just throwing more goblins at a problem.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In his statement, Hendrix said the sprites at the Biltmore are replicas of designs at Wright’s Midway Gardens project in Chicago, which was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929.—
Corina Vanek,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Dec. 2024
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Red sprites, also known as red lightning, occur during some extremely intense thunderstorms.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
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The ensuing internet imbroglio was predictable — right-wing culture warriors including Piers Morgan and Bari Weiss took Adichie’s side, while trolls harassed her detractors.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some longtime trolls on the right have grown more aggressive and offensive as their ideas have made their way closer to the party’s mainstream.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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