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
Across spending categories, ghouls and goblins will spend the most holiday funds on candy, with total spending expected to reach $3.5 billion.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival More than 20 frightfully fun hot air balloons will serve as trick-or-treat stations for little ghouls and goblins.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival More than 20 frightfully fun hot air balloons will serve as trick-or-treat stations for little ghouls and goblins.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
Ghouls, goblins and ghosts season has officially arrived.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 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
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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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