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Recent Examples of changeling
The story of the changeling that Alice A referenced earlier in the series focused on a family putting a baby into a fire to bring their mother back.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Star Trek franchise has studiously avoided the changelings.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Star Trek franchise has studiously avoided the changelings.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for changeling
Noun
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Based on the bestseller by Baek Hee-na, the film captures a live stage performance of the story about a young girl who meets a magical elderly fairy in an old neighborhood bathhouse.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Magical fairies are returning to Orlando’s 50-acre botanical oasis this summer, bringing back a tradition that has enthralled visitors of all ages.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The puckish figure draws heavily on Nordic fairy tales, including stories of elves.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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This one just happens to involve wizards, goblins, and one savage, half-blind dragon.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meet the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), a predator so rare that fewer than 250 individuals have ever been recorded worldwide.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fans flooded the comments of the video with support for the star, praising her for always staying true to herself and not letting the trolls get her down.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Babs, as a professional internet troll, lived for this sort of thing.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Masters gnomes are a hot commodity over fears this is their final year.—
Jackie Powell,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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John James arrived at Augusta National an hour before the gates opened to patrons for the 90th Masters — all for the purpose of securing a 13 1/2-inch tall gnome.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The manic pixie American dream girl of this nation's deepest, darkest fantasies.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Her mother wore her blonde pixie slicked back and threw on a pair of shades.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the menu are also vegan cookies, brownies and an immense mashup of dough called a Cinnacake that feeds several people ($65-$96).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Indulge in a cookie or brownie to finish it off.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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