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changeling

noun

Definition of changeling

as in fairy

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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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for changeling

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Noun

One rises, then another, then seemingly all of them—great striped bulbs of crimson, lemon yellow, and turquoise drifting between the fairy chimneys as the first sunlight catches the dusty pink folds of the landscape.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
At a party one night, struggling musician Owen strikes a connection with a young woman (Sadie Soverall) that feels downright magical — she’s even dressed as a fairy, emphasizing the dreaminess of the moment.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fairy

Noun

Following the addition of Game of Thrones alum Kit Harington as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, as a swap for the departing Nicholas Hoult, the HBO fantasy series finds its house elf Dobby, Ron’s sister Ginny Weasley, and young Voldy Tom Riddle.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Lenny Rush will star as the house-elf Dobby, originally voiced by Toby Jones.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of elf

Noun

The magical ring that helped Bilbo escape the goblins had become an instrument of addiction and mass political control.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of goblin

Noun

This won't be the last time Usha Vance faces criticism and trolls from the internet, that much is for sure.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Despite his powerful positions, Musk has also embraced the role of internet troll, using his massive online platforms to spew erratic, seemingly contradictory positions and frequently whip his army of followers into a frenzy.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of troll

Noun

Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Forza was trained by Brian Myers, Bear Bronson and Pat Buck and regards herself to be a lawn gnome aficionado.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of gnome

Noun

Just before the pandemic, Manhattan’s MCC Theater staged a show called All the Natalie Portmans, about a gay Black teenage cinephile who envisions the actor as a kind of manic pixie imaginary friend.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Pixie shag Somewhere between pixie and bixie lies this shaggy devil-may-care crop.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pixie

Noun

Raspberry ganache peanut butter brownie bites are crowned with dark chocolate ganache and a bright touch of raspberry.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The lineup of cake, cookie and brownie mixes, plus frosting and frozen desserts, includes items inspired by Parton family recipes.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of brownie

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