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
Dressed as Santa Claus and an elf, Victor Fernandez-Davila, of New York, and his daughter Cassandra wait to board a flight Friday at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Two plush spiders were placed beside an elf hanging upside down from the white material.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
There were boy and girl elves there, Bengali and Arab and Polish and Black elves among them, a group as varied as the line outside.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
Sports fans in the UK can technically start their Sunday with some NBA at a time when only Santa’s hard-working elves should be awake, limbering up for the marathon ahead.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Two plush spiders were placed beside an elf hanging upside down from the white material.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
There were boy and girl elves there, Bengali and Arab and Polish and Black elves among them, a group as varied as the line outside.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
Sports fans in the UK can technically start their Sunday with some NBA at a time when only Santa’s hard-working elves should be awake, limbering up for the marathon ahead.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elf
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So as ghosts and goblins roam the streets this Halloween season, remember that market fears, like shadows in the night, are often more frightening in our imagination than in reality.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The event, at the Denver Savoy, will also feature a custom mini-labyrinth and a goblin band in addition to The Whimsy of Things.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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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 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 20 Jan. 2025.
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