as in demon
in stories
a magic spirit that looks like a person, often lives in a lamp or bottle, and serves the person who calls it
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Recent Examples of genie
At the initial stages, when the six-time All-Star expressed his discontent and the Heat responded with the initial suspension, there was talk between the parties about how to get the genie back in the bottle.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
As in every genie story, Gascón’s came with a catch.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Until Tuesday, the thought of what Arsenal would look like if an elite striker was transplanted into their team was a genie that had yet to escape the bottle.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
And Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
As in every genie story, Gascón’s came with a catch.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Until Tuesday, the thought of what Arsenal would look like if an elite striker was transplanted into their team was a genie that had yet to escape the bottle.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
And Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
Noun
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Now a lawyer like her father, she’s forced to confront her demons as the case twists through one shocking revelation after another.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer launched in 1997 and ultimately ran for seven seasons, telling the story of its titular hero, a young woman who must fight vampires, demons, and other evil forces while making her way through high school.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When Thomas is dispatched to Transylvania to help Orlok with a real estate transaction, a chain of events is set in motion to help the vampire pursue his horrifying union with Ellen.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.—
Eric Kohn,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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The tariff talk reignited fears of a trade war, a ghost from 2018-2019 that markets still remember.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Investigation of the week: Anyone wanna play devil’s Daniel’s advocate?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.—
Yasmine Al-Sayyad,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2022
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Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
23 June 2019
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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