as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dreamed that her garden was the secret meeting place of pucks and sprites
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Recent Examples of puck
The Blue Jackets held a remembrance for Gaudreau in their home opener this season, raising a banner with members of the Gaudreau family attending the game and participating in a ceremonial puck drop.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Verhaeghe got the puck at center ice and broke into the Avalanche zone on a two-on-one with Anton Lundell.
—Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Philadelphia’s Owen Tippett capped a 4-point night (1-3-4) by scoring on a breakaway at 3:30 of overtime, drawing Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins forward by faking a shot, only to draw back the puck and score off his backhand.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Moser left the Calgary game late in the second period after falling to the ice while chasing a loose puck along with Flames forward Nazim Kadri into the defensive end, which led to a Calgary goal.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Verhaeghe got the puck at center ice and broke into the Avalanche zone on a two-on-one with Anton Lundell.
—Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Philadelphia’s Owen Tippett capped a 4-point night (1-3-4) by scoring on a breakaway at 3:30 of overtime, drawing Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins forward by faking a shot, only to draw back the puck and score off his backhand.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Moser left the Calgary game late in the second period after falling to the ice while chasing a loose puck along with Flames forward Nazim Kadri into the defensive end, which led to a Calgary goal.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Arrietty Next in is Arrietty, who does elf drag by whitening the triangle between her eyebrows to the extreme.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Techno music blasted as the singer showed off the elf's DJ booth from all angles.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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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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According to the Arizona Biltmore website, the property has 19 sprite statues.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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As part of historic preservation efforts, the hotel is working to preserve the sprite statues, the website says.Dalia Faheid, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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One of those calls saw right-wing troll Charles Johnson outright accuse Dittmann of being Musk.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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Copyright trolls try to benefit from this, getting content removed that otherwise would remain on the platform and sometimes attempting to push users to submit unnecessary payments.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Puck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puck. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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