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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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Hey, if Indiana can win a national championship, in part, thanks to NBA billionaire Mark Cuban playing benevolent NIL fairy godfather, then surely the DeVos family — owners of the Orlando Magic — could consider sprinkling a little of that pixie dust on UCF’s NIL program.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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The novel follows Viola Lockhart, the last living member of house Rosebourne — a family that inherited from its fairy ancestor the ability to magically infuse fragrance to achieve their aims.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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One of Magnason’s first jobs was at the National Archives of Iceland, where he was surrounded by books about the old Norse gods, colonial histories, and even stories about elves.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sets like Hobbiton and Rivendell (a home for some elves) are breathtaking, the makeup and prosthetics of the orcs still terrifying, and the costumes ethereal and otherworldly.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 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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The plot follows a young girl who ends up wishing away her baby brother into the goblin labyrinth.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Henson was cast as Hoggle, one of the film’s most prominent goblins and Sarah’s reluctant ally, while also managing puppeteering responsibilities behind the scenes.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Altman trolls on X, and Musk seems to exist in a continuum of AI slop and conspiracy theories.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dell is finally good at something—but as her behavior becomes riskier and a shadowy troll threatens to expose her dark past, Dell must reckon with what her digital life ignores, and what real redemption means.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The stop-motion Harrison has friendly interactions with gnomes, a Venus flytrap, a distinguished-looking oak tree, and even a sentient being who lives in a cave.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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Included are dazzling light displays, live music and enchanting gnome houses.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
3 Dec. 2025
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This natural pixie on Jodie Turner-Smith is a timeless classic.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, her pixie cut entered bob territory, long and flipped with bangs to match.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the brownie base itself is still richly chocolatey and tender.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dive into feta and honey cheesecake atop crisp kadaif—or graze on peanut butter and raspberry jam brownies that strike every nostalgic chord (from $134 per person with wine pairing).—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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