as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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Recent Examples of goblin
Little ghouls and goblins can wear costumes and join parade at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., dance the Monster Mash, enjoy eerie art activities and more.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The valley is unofficially divided into three sections: the First Valley, a mostly flat area with stunted goblins; the Second Valley, marked by a large gray dome with slightly taller goblins; and the Third Valley.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The valley is unofficially divided into three sections: the First Valley, a mostly flat area with stunted goblins; the Second Valley, marked by a large gray dome with slightly taller goblins; and the Third Valley.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblin
Noun
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Obsessed with the fantasy genre, this uniquely creative queen designs and sews her own outfits, often with a ‘futuristic elf’ aesthetic.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Men in Santa Claus costumes and women dressed as elves are already converging on lower Manhattan to puke into gutters and pee between cars.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 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
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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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblin. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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