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Recent Examples of foundling
There were grim meetings with every male foundling who landed on the streets or showed up at city hospitals.
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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
The mission even concludes with Bo bringing back the three dragon babies, in the hopes of perhaps training them to be foundlings as well.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
Mando believes that this is Grogu's right as a foundling of Mandalore.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
Mando leaves—with the Darksaber and a new piece of Beskar armor for his foundling, Grogu.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2022
As a quick refresher: Boba Fett is a clone of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian foundling and bounty hunter who was used to make the Republic's army of clone stormtroopers on the rainy planet of Kamino.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Dec. 2021
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
The mission even concludes with Bo bringing back the three dragon babies, in the hopes of perhaps training them to be foundlings as well.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
Mando believes that this is Grogu's right as a foundling of Mandalore.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
Mando leaves—with the Darksaber and a new piece of Beskar armor for his foundling, Grogu.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2022
As a quick refresher: Boba Fett is a clone of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian foundling and bounty hunter who was used to make the Republic's army of clone stormtroopers on the rainy planet of Kamino.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundling
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On Father’s Day starting at 2 p.m., the afternoon will be one big party at the Beacon Hill property, full of yard games, live reggae, slow-roasted suckling pig, baby back ribs, craft cocktails, Cajun swordfish, and bourbon-marinated steak tips.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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All that gnashing and suckling is old hat — as old as the burgundy fedora Jordan slips on when playing the more jovial of these brothers in arms.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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For the first time, a medicine that’s designed specifically to treat newborns and infants with malaria has been approved.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In April, Seth and other researchers gathered in Durham, North Carolina, for a conference at Duke University to discuss tests for consciousness in humans (including people with brain damage, as well as fetuses and infants), other animals and AI systems.—
Mariana Lenharo & Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025
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Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also made significant decorative changes to the Oval Office, incorporating gold accents, cherubs and other ornate touches, and has installed large flagpoles to display American flags on both the north and south lawns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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But this font of renewal dries up: an eighty-year-old’s bone marrow contains two hundred times fewer stem cells than a newborn’s.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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As newborns, the 10 puppies were tossed into a bush near the Mission Viejo Animal Service Center.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This includes the purple flowers wrapped in black tissue and ribbon that Sharon Osbourne and their children left at the Black Sabbath bench.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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The warmer climate may also be beneficial for baby whales—called neonates—with poor temperature regulation.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas politicians hand out tax breaks to the wealthy while our health care is cut, our kids' public schools are underfunded, and working families are left struggling to get ahead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Foundling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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