Easter Bunny
noun
variants
or Easter bunny
: an imaginary rabbit originating in Germanic folklore that fills baskets left out by children with decorated eggs, candy, and presents and sometimes hides the decorated eggs for children to find on Easter
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The concept of humans possessing an internal calendar that was somehow capable of determining when roughly a month had gone by was too absurd to be believed—particularly from the person who had helped convince me for half my young life that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were real.
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In related news, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy have been put in charge of compliance and investigations.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
The president, standing next to first lady Melania Trump and the Easter Bunny, estimated that 40,000 people would take part in the festivities throughout the day.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
While some partake in more traditional practices like prayer or mass on Easter, others enjoy a more secular interpretation with baskets, egg decorating, egg hunting, and of course, the Easter Bunny.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
In related news, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy have been put in charge of compliance and investigations.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
The president, standing next to first lady Melania Trump and the Easter Bunny, estimated that 40,000 people would take part in the festivities throughout the day.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
While some partake in more traditional practices like prayer or mass on Easter, others enjoy a more secular interpretation with baskets, egg decorating, egg hunting, and of course, the Easter Bunny.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Easter Bunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20Bunny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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