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
The most popular flavors include 1020 (caramel ice cream with chocolate swirl and bits of cookies) and Heaven (vanilla ice cream with chocolate and peanut butter swirls and chunks of brownies).
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Fat + Flour’s London Fog Brownies Nicole Rucker’s brownies are fudge-like in the center, and cakey and chewy at the edges and corners.
—Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Use brownie mix and a few other ingredients to make this best of both worlds dessert.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Those inherently interesting things could be exciting lights, sounds or the smell of a fresh baked brownie.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Fat + Flour’s London Fog Brownies Nicole Rucker’s brownies are fudge-like in the center, and cakey and chewy at the edges and corners.
—Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Use brownie mix and a few other ingredients to make this best of both worlds dessert.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Those inherently interesting things could be exciting lights, sounds or the smell of a fresh baked brownie.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
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Based on the bestseller by Baek Hee-na, the film captures a live stage performance of the story about a young girl who meets a magical elderly fairy in an old neighborhood bathhouse.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Magical fairies are returning to Orlando’s 50-acre botanical oasis this summer, bringing back a tradition that has enthralled visitors of all ages.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The puckish figure draws heavily on Nordic fairy tales, including stories of elves.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers’ $850-million annual revenue dwarfs competitors like the Diamondbacks at $324 million, exemplifying the financial gulf driving owners’ desire for cost controls.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a new study published on Monday in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers used computers to simulate the two dwarf galaxies’ 100-million-year-long collision.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meet the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), a predator so rare that fewer than 250 individuals have ever been recorded worldwide.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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