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Recent Examples of changeling
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Star Trek franchise has studiously avoided the changelings.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
The folktale of the changeling is here recontextualized into a modern setting.
—Sheena Scott, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Since then, the Star Trek franchise has studiously avoided the changelings.
—Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
The folktale of the changeling is here recontextualized into a modern setting.
—Sheena Scott, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for changeling
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The game ball was presented to Reid by an elf, who popped out of a trunk brought into the locker room as the group cheered.Natasha Dye, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Monologue Short jokes about Matt Gaetz and being forced to play an elf ten times tonight.Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Across spending categories, ghouls and goblins will spend the most holiday funds on candy, with total spending expected to reach $3.5 billion.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival More than 20 frightfully fun hot air balloons will serve as trick-or-treat stations for little ghouls and goblins.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Russian hackers and trolls work constantly to exacerbate these divisions, largely through social media.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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The name itself conjures images of mythical trolls turned to stone, a theme deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore.David Nikel, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Buyers were rarer than scarlet tanagers in New York, the market gnome and birdwatcher said.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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More:Target has up to 65% off artificial Christmas trees, gnome decor, ornaments and more 15.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies In one of the most dramatic transformations this year, Zoey Deutch went from long dark waves to a bright blonde pixie cut.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lots of layers and super short crops like pixies and bobs.Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2024
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It can also be used for brownies or sandwich cookies.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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The flavor profile includes cherry tootsie pop, cherry German chocolate cake, and dark bordering on bitter chocolate brownie batter.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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American Indians believed in supernatural beings — forest dwellers — who lived in caves, not unlike the Irish leprechauns.Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
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Party like a leprechaun, see a 90s’ cult classic in theaters again, gain a deeper understanding of sports, go ice skating, attend a country music queen’s concert, discuss the cases of the World’s Greatest Literary Detective, or honor our nation’s heroes.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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