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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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The series centers around Timmy Turner, a miserable 10-year-old whose life improves significantly after he is given two fairy godparents named Wanda and Cosmo.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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The toy projects an AI hologram companion that resembles a dragon or fairy.—
Queenie Wong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The reindeer team, the elf team — everyone will be there.—
Lauren Ashley Bishop,
Variety,
4 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins dressed as Santa Claus at community events and the 6-feet-3-inch, 145-pound Bledsoe as an elf.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 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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On set, however, managing scenes that required baby Toby to cry was a delicate process – one made possible by actress Shari Weiser, who controlled the goblin Hoggle from inside a suit.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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His book revisits infamous episodes like when an online troll used the site to falsely implicate journalist John Seigenthaler in the Kennedy assassinations.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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So when thinking about art choices for the development, Ficken said Dambo’s trolls made sense.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
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There’s also been an uptick in super-short haircuts across the nation since Stone stepped out with a pixie.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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The bixie—a trending cut halfway between a traditional pixie and a bob—also proved its vintage styling potential on the carpet.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Top it off with a bag of Route 11 chips and a brownie.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Spotted at Costco recently is the all-new Brownie Walnut Pie, a whopping 60 ounces of brownie, ganache, and walnuts.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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