kelpies

plural of kelpie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kelpies
Noun
  • Later, in adulthood, Alice makes miniatures for a living, inspired by artist Joseph Cornell’s boxes and the tiny fairies her mother owned, nestled in the head of a pin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Where are True Blood's vampires, shapeshifters, werewolves, and fairies today?
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ghosts and goblins, along with Pikachu and princesses, filled the grounds of Heritage Hill Historical Park over the weekend.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hanging fireplace, seemingly lit by house elves, pairs nicely with the gratis bottles of spirits and Chilean wine.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And thank the faeries for that.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There's also the light fixtures decorated with gnomes, plaster figurines of knights and other medieval figures, and wrought iron decorations created by Cyril Colnik − whose work also can be seen at Milwaukee's Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Linda-Marie Barrett is a writer, editor, and steward of a whimsical garden guarded by gnomes.
    Linda-Marie Barrett September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fernandez was raised in Pittsburgh by adoptive parents, also little people, who’d met at an annual meeting of Little People of America.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Mickey books him into a residency at the swanky Wynn Casino, passing the whole thing off as part of his newfound interest in giving back to the little people, not his bone-deep interest in looking out for himself.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But among last night’s unusually high volume of pixies, the vibes were undeniably 1920s-coded.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pockets of cream cheese might be welcome in treats like cheesecake brownies or danishes, but that’s not the goal here.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Every cook should have a roll of parchment paper around for lining cookie sheets when baking and lifting brownies and meatloaves out of their pans.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Kelpies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kelpies. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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