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Recent Examples of changeling
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
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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
The folktale of the changeling is here recontextualized into a modern setting.
—Sheena Scott, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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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
The folktale of the changeling is here recontextualized into a modern setting.
—Sheena Scott, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for changeling
Noun
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Meanwhile, as friendships across the kingdoms are strained by the ripple effects of the Dark Lord’s actions, the forces of good — elves, dwarves, men, Harfoots and a wizard named Gandalf (Weyman) — try to valiantly hold on to what matters to them most of all: each other.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Photograph: Ying Tang/Getty Images While children are told stories about elves and reindeer, the truth is that hundreds of thousands of people work year-round to make sure Christmas feels magical.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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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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From its protrusible jaw to its ability to hunt in every environment, the goblin shark exemplifies adaptation to the extremes.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of visitors showed up dressed as their favorite characters from all parts of pop culture — superheroes and supervillains, wizards, elves, goblins, animals, Ghostbusters, Jedi and Sith, who all are calling Kansas City home base from Friday, March 21, to Sunday, March 23.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Many of those loud and wrong critics are the usual suspects: conservatives who also believe diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are unnecessary and racist trolls who have used AI to turn the statue into a racist caricature.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
14 May 2025
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Legend tells of trolls living under bridges demanding tolls from those who cross.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Inventor Wallace and his pooch Gromit are dealing with a robotic garden gnome, Wallace's latest invention.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Jan. 2025
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The secretive culture of The Masters even extends to gnomes.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga Debuting a new pixie cut, Nicole Kidman’s only nod to the evening’s theme seemed to be the black hue of her gown, which nonetheless was a stunner on the carpet.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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The dark brown pixie cut wasn't the only interesting beauty moment from the campaign — Zendaya completed the sci-fi look with prosthetic, elf-like ears — similar to those seen on Star Trek's Vulcans — to add an extraterrestrial twist to the shoot.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Succulent aromas of honeysuckle and violets, as well as blueberries, cinnamon, apples, toast and brownies.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The seasonal lineup also includes two desserts: the s’mores brownie skillet and a cinnamon roll skillet.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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What do leprechauns do with their unfinished dinner?—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Channel your inner leprechaun at a bar crawl across downtown spots like Penn Social and Hill Country.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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