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
For both senior teams, the genie is out of the bottle and nobody wants Newcastle’s progress to stall.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The series followed the 2,000-year-old genie Jeannie, played by Barbara Eden, who is discovered on a deserted island in the South Pacific by astronaut Major Anthony Nelson, played by Larry Hagman.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The series followed the 2,000-year-old genie Jeannie, played by Barbara Eden, who is discovered on a deserted island in the South Pacific by astronaut Major Anthony Nelson, played by Larry Hagman.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genie
Noun
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The temple is famous for its towering gopurams (gateway towers), each covered in a riot of colors and adorned with intricate sculptures of deities, demons, and mythical creatures from Hindu mythology.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here, Hausmann-Stokes talks to Deadline about his upbringing, confronting personal demons, uncovering nuanced and engaging Veteran stories.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the sun is blocked out, and humans become pitted against vampires.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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In another case, caskets containing the bodies of Israeli children were displayed on a stage under a propaganda banner that depicted Netanyahu as a vampire.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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But according to Jason, his dad had some notes about the film’s inclusion of some of the ghouls from the 1984 original.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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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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And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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So the unseen figure of the ghost becomes an expression of the filmmaker’s power over the frame, evoking the sadistic-voyeuristic nature of cinema in general and genre cinema in particular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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At that point, Taiwan’s survival would depend entirely on U.S. military warships and aircraft rapidly arriving and entering into the conflict—a massive gamble for Taipei and a devil’s choice for the United States.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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