as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous
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Recent Examples of elf
The story follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human man raised by Santa's elves, who ultimately leaves the North Pole to search for his biological father (James Caan) in New York City.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Their opposites are the kind Mystics, who shelter one of the last Gelfling, an elf-like race that the Skeksis had wiped out years prior.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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
Past racial tension between elves and humans is all but ignored in the plot.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Their opposites are the kind Mystics, who shelter one of the last Gelfling, an elf-like race that the Skeksis had wiped out years prior.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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
Past racial tension between elves and humans is all but ignored in the plot.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elf
Noun
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Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.—
Sen. Dan Hall,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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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
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
Noun
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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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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Elf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elf. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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