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
Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
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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
Some popular horror content is leaving to make room for all these new ghosts and goblins.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Halloween is full of goblins, ghouls, jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons, and candy.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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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
Some popular horror content is leaving to make room for all these new ghosts and goblins.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Halloween is full of goblins, ghouls, jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons, and candy.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goblin
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Even with those issues, Rock still managed to sell the first main sketch of the night, about a Christmas mall elf giving parents the uncomfortable choice between a white Santa (James Austin Johnson) and a Black Santa (Devon Walker) for their kids.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Although the elves will be on display 24 hours a day, they will only be animated at the following times: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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