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Recent Examples of foundling
The connection between the films goes far beyond the presence of a foundling.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Cathy might be as uninhibited as Heathcliff when roaming the outdoors, but a woman of her status can’t be allowed to marry a foundling, especially one who now works for her family as a servant.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The idea for the Innocenti began in medieval times and required more than a century of plans, donations, and negotiations before the arrival of its first trovatello, foundling.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
There were grim meetings with every male foundling who landed on the streets or showed up at city hospitals.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Clementine seems a foundling in need of any stable influence, while in her spookily near-complete isolation (there’s no hint of contact with friends or family), Kelly-Anne could use a little basic humanizing.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
The tiny foundling — so small the women could scoop it up by hand — means that there is at least one breeding pair in the area.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Cathy might be as uninhibited as Heathcliff when roaming the outdoors, but a woman of her status can’t be allowed to marry a foundling, especially one who now works for her family as a servant.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The idea for the Innocenti began in medieval times and required more than a century of plans, donations, and negotiations before the arrival of its first trovatello, foundling.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
There were grim meetings with every male foundling who landed on the streets or showed up at city hospitals.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
But Mufasa's welcome is no kinder than the reception Dickens doled out to the foundlings scattered throughout his novels.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Clementine seems a foundling in need of any stable influence, while in her spookily near-complete isolation (there’s no hint of contact with friends or family), Kelly-Anne could use a little basic humanizing.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
The tiny foundling — so small the women could scoop it up by hand — means that there is at least one breeding pair in the area.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundling
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Table service lunch ranges from lighter fare like swordfish ceviche to heartier options such as Ecuadorian Llapingacho potato croquettes, Galápagos carne colorada (marinated beef), or a whole roasted suckling pig.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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My parents were known for their epic new year party, my mom making hundreds of dumplings by hand, often supplementing that with a whole suckling pig and endless bottles of baijiu, a powerful sorghum liquor.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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What’s required of us, if we’re charged with that infant’s care?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The infants had slipped through a gap between the mattress and a side rail.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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With its polished English oak paneling and ornate Louis XIV-style wrought-iron balustrades presided over by a torch-wielding bronze cherub, the opulent atrium is remembered by historians as both the main thoroughfare and architectural crown jewel of the legendary liner.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Orient Express Apartment has a monumental sculpted fireplace, wood marquetry floors, and 18th-century mirrors, while the Cherubini Suite is crowned by a 1958 chandelier by Carlo Scarpa and frescoes depicting cherubs.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, which has been highly effective at fighting a virus that can lead to lifelong infections and liver cancer.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Normal sources of nutrition for newborns, including breast milk, do not contain enough vitamin K to make up for this deficiency in the early months of life.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Number two, what a little time and compassion can do for neonates and orphans.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Take the case of Luca Reggiani, a kid from Modena, developed by Sassuolo, poached by Borussia Dortmund.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vrabel also has two kids with his wife of 27 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The Highlanders all-underclass boys team lost four tiebreakers in a heartbreaking 4-3 semifinal loss against Alonso Mourning of Miami.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Foundling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundling. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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