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as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
the child insisted that he'd seen a sprite hiding in the garden
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
told hair-raising stories of sprites and spectral ships
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Recent Examples of sprite
On the Marvel side is the coolest 2D sprite ever made in a fighting game, and that’s Gambit.
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Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
The biggest challenge was creating [the forest bird-like sprites] Pi-Pi chan.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
While the code for Doom is open source, the assets from the game like enemy sprites and environment textures—which feature prominently in this application—are not.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Most lightning flashes move down from the clouds to the ground, a sprite goes in the opposite direction: up, into the upper atmosphere.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
The biggest challenge was creating [the forest bird-like sprites] Pi-Pi chan.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
While the code for Doom is open source, the assets from the game like enemy sprites and environment textures—which feature prominently in this application—are not.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2025
Most lightning flashes move down from the clouds to the ground, a sprite goes in the opposite direction: up, into the upper atmosphere.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprite
Noun
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In the writer-director’s latest horror flick, The Monkey, there is no malignant apparition, and death doesn’t lurk or stalk.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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Zoe, as an apparition, is both the cause and relief to her pain.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community helped Santa’s elves during the recent holiday season in collecting nearly 1,700 toys and bikes that were then donated to local organizations for distribution to families in need in the Twin Cities metro area.—
Jacqueline Devine,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The story follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human man raised by Santa's elves, who ultimately leaves the North Pole to search for his biological father (James Caan) in New York City.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Except he’s lured there in the dead of winter, presumably called once more by the ghosts of children killed by violence in years past.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rather, the singer-songwriter was inspired to write the song after reading author Mary Bartlet Leader’s 1972 novel Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural, which featured a character who is possessed by the ghost of a witch named Rhiannon.—
John Russell,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.—
Sen. Dan Hall,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is your starting point, and where the brother from the story encountered the water goblin.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But that resilience and spirit are certainly being tested, with the Heat’s last win coming nearly three weeks ago on March 3 in a home victory over the Washington Wizards.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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As such, the doc is also a declaration of love for the Ukrainian people, their spirit, and their resilience.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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To combat such phantoms, Georgian Dream has passed new legislation that criminalizes assembly and protest.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Willard’s team had to confront the phantom that had haunted it through a quartet of Big Ten heartbreakers.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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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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“Sprite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprite. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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