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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
Noun
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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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Another highlight is the Domingos de Rancho farm-to-table dinner with options of roasted suckling goat, organic chicken and pork.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Olivia was the most popular girls name for the second year in a row, assigned to 231 infants.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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But a 2017 study found that even infants can distinguish between words in different languages.—
Leslie Garisto Pfaff,
Parents,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Art cycles in and out of fashion, and nothing could have been less suited to twentieth-century taste than Boucher’s chocolate-box cherubs.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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All that’s missing is cherub wings.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Also in the broader plan: extending expiring 2017 tax cuts, eliminating federal taxes on tips and overtime pay through 2028 and new savings accounts for newborns — but not a tax hike on the wealthy.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2025
Noun
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While recording a commercial focused on hopes for one’s children, the script struck a personal chord.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Ventura is pregnant with her third child with her husband Alex Fine, who is present in the courtroom Thursday.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Most sightings of whale shark neonates come from accidental encounters — fisheries bycatch, strandings, or occasional lucky observations by divers or fishers.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The clinics will also include financial education resources for kids and families that will be delivered through the lens of basketball.—
Caroline Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Foundling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundling. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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