as in fairy
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Adjective
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Allure editors are so fond of Lake & Skye’s dreamy, meditative scent that many of them have taken to scenting their entire homes with it—the 11 11 reed diffuser won a 2024 Best of Beauty Award, and the candle is yet another editor favorite.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Still, Wonder remains a long way from Lore’s dreamy predictions of $2 billion in sales this year and a $40 billion IPO in 2028.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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The mass is made of wondrous adamantium, similar to Wakanda’s coveted vibranium.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The itinerary brings travelers through wondrous landscapes in East Africa hot spots Tanzania and Kenya in search of lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a possessed rush, Tyler storms up the stairwell, down the corridor and enters the bedroom to tackle Ryan, who has already killed one of Chloe’s friends and staged it as an overdose.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mikey’s got a possessed toilet, a rotten floor, a delivery guy with a net-30 billing schedule, and insufficient staff.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
27 June 2024
Adjective
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Eponyms such as these provide a tantalizing backstory to our everyday language, but how many of us are aware of the eponymous character—the cursed figure of Tantalus—who lies behind the word?—
Daniel Seifert,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Feb. 2025
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The malevolence of this cursed banger will plague and stimulate clubs, dance floors, and Juneteenths for generations.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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In a miraculous fall from the height of fame, Faithfull lost custody of her child and wound up homeless on the streets of London.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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By the wannabe Yoda’s logic, as successful as a network like NBC was at the time, within a few years, one of its lesser rivals would almost surely mount a miraculous comeback and leave the Peacock looking plucked.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Fairylike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairylike. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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