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 toppings can include just about anything—nut butter, fruit, or dessert toppings like brownies.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 07 of 20 Homemade Brownies Homemade brownies don't require too much more effort than the boxed mix and will make your team's win even sweeter.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The brownie has a rich chocolate flavor, wrapped in a flaky pastry and paired with a scoop of homemade ice cream.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Pot Brownies: No cannabis cookbook is complete without pot brownies.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Get The Recipe 07 of 20 Homemade Brownies Homemade brownies don't require too much more effort than the boxed mix and will make your team's win even sweeter.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The brownie has a rich chocolate flavor, wrapped in a flaky pastry and paired with a scoop of homemade ice cream.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Pot Brownies: No cannabis cookbook is complete without pot brownies.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownie
Noun
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There were scavenger hunts, tree decorating, dance classes, football clinics and, of course, pics with Santa and the elves.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
7 Feb. 2025
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The film, directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised as an elf in Santa’s workshop who returns to New York City to meet his biological father, played by the late James Caan.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.—
Lindsay Zoladz,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
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Set in 1705 during the reign of Queen Anne, the series stars Louisa Harland (Derry Girls) as Nell Jackson, widowed and possessed of occasional supernatural skills whenever someone threatens her, courtesy of a fairy sprite named Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don’t threaten my kids.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don't threaten my kids.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Brownie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownie. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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