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Recent Examples of kelpie
Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Al, however, seemed partial to the kelpies, shape-shifting water sprites which most often appear in the form of a horse luring the unsuspecting to watery graves.
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Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
While the origin of the Australian kelpie is disputed, an article from the American Kennel Club says that the breed came to Australia from Scotland to help as sheep numbers drastically increased.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
At first the dog was said to be a German shepherd mix confined in a closet, but this was later corrected to being an Australian kelpie mix in a crate.
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Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Gene Hackman's Wife Betsy Searched Online About COVID Symptoms Before Dying of Hantavirus
Gene and Betsy's bodies were discovered along with the body of one of their dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit in February.
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Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
California Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus days earlier, officials say
March 7, 2025
One of the couple’s three dogs, an Australian kelpie mix named Zinna, was found dead in a crate in their home when the couple were discovered on Feb. 26.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Al, however, seemed partial to the kelpies, shape-shifting water sprites which most often appear in the form of a horse luring the unsuspecting to watery graves.
—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
While the origin of the Australian kelpie is disputed, an article from the American Kennel Club says that the breed came to Australia from Scotland to help as sheep numbers drastically increased.
—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
At first the dog was said to be a German shepherd mix confined in a closet, but this was later corrected to being an Australian kelpie mix in a crate.
—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Gene Hackman's Wife Betsy Searched Online About COVID Symptoms Before Dying of Hantavirus
Gene and Betsy's bodies were discovered along with the body of one of their dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit in February.
—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
California Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus days earlier, officials say
March 7, 2025
One of the couple’s three dogs, an Australian kelpie mix named Zinna, was found dead in a crate in their home when the couple were discovered on Feb. 26.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kelpie
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For something dreamier, A Midsummer Night’s Dream theme pairs flower garlands and fairy lights with pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.
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Flower garlands, fairy lights everywhere, pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails.
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The trows might steal you away and leave a changeling in your place.
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Like a changeling—a motif that recurs throughout the novel—the old narrator has been taken and replaced by someone new.
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After all, everyone's inner goblin comes out eventually.
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The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.
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Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
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The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.
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At the end of 2005-2006, a whole host of elves got arrested and were sent to prison.
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The actress will play an elf named Seren, who is a brand new character for the Lord of the Rings franchise.
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Schreiber starred on the big screen in 2018's Den of Thieves and memorably played the feisty leprechaun Mad Sweeney on Starz's American Gods.
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The leprechauns were predominate as were the Irish dancers.
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Meanwhile, Paula is having a manic pixie nightmare of a day.
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Others, like the first reader of the evening—the manic pixie dreamgirl-esquel Sotce—went a different route.
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Lawn Ornaments Too many lawn ornaments, such as gnomes, fairies, dolls, or flamingos, read as tacky to Emily Roose, the founder of Emily Roose Interiors.
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The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.
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“Kelpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kelpie. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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