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
Instead of a futile effort to keep this genie bottled up, the government and the industry should be preparing our society for the sweeping changes that are soon to come.
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Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Or a baby changing station may need a diaper genie added to take care of odorous diapers.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2001, Eden gave PEOPLE an exclusive home tour, which included her collection of genie bottles.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Or a baby changing station may need a diaper genie added to take care of odorous diapers.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2001, Eden gave PEOPLE an exclusive home tour, which included her collection of genie bottles.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
Noun
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With the playoffs around the corner, New York could have slayed the proverbial dragon, shaken off its demons and walked into the playoffs believing.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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And some of the mistakes are of actual blood on his hands, and he’s got demons floating around in his soul, as well as on the ceiling or climbing the walls or whatever.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The vampires are presented as extensions of the racist white culture that wants to stop the party.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Republican panelist, 53, dramatically swooned into the back of her chair after Jordan, 38, chose to lean forward and give her his best vampiric growl while discussing the Prohibition-era vampire horror film on Monday.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other than a bartender and the dead girl in the corner — a mannequin, dressed like a ghoul, in a long white gown and pale make-up.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Check out the Halloween decoration ideas below and get ready to unleash your inner ghoul.—
Maria Correa,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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But for all the ghost runners, bigger bases, pitch clocks, instant replays and (maybe) robot umps that spark debate, there’s one new rule that seems to be working really well.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Dec. 2024
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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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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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