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Recent Examples of kelpie
The gulf features in Scottish mythology as the Goddess of Winter, Cailleach (creator, weather deity), a powerful weather kelpie who washes her plait in the waters there, which marks the moment when autumn turns into winter.
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Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Rusty Rusty is a red kelpie who is tight with Bluey’s friend Indy and also loves to play army.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024
Although many folklorists and historians believe this story belongs to the older tradition of kelpie and water horse legends, accounts of Loch Ness’s cryptid continued to pop up in history, with various sightings being reported over the centuries.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Untangling Scotland’s Century-Old Fossil Fish Mystery When was the First Sighting of the Loch Ness Monster?
Falkirk Scotland: The Kelpies are 30-meter-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Even Paddy’s kelpie was a troublemaker.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
In various 1,500-year-old texts, sea serpents, water horses, and water kelpie were all observed in Scotland’s waterways.
—Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
Three times, the team gave the Australian kelpie the command to round up the flock of 46 sheep.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2012
Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Rusty Rusty is a red kelpie who is tight with Bluey’s friend Indy and also loves to play army.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024
Although many folklorists and historians believe this story belongs to the older tradition of kelpie and water horse legends, accounts of Loch Ness’s cryptid continued to pop up in history, with various sightings being reported over the centuries.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Untangling Scotland’s Century-Old Fossil Fish Mystery When was the First Sighting of the Loch Ness Monster?
Falkirk Scotland: The Kelpies are 30-meter-high (98 ft) horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies (shape-shifting water spirits).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Even Paddy’s kelpie was a troublemaker.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
In various 1,500-year-old texts, sea serpents, water horses, and water kelpie were all observed in Scotland’s waterways.
—Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022
Three times, the team gave the Australian kelpie the command to round up the flock of 46 sheep.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kelpie
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What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Many people believed that faeries were capable of all sorts of wicked tricks: Stealing babies or children and replacing them with changelings, making devilish bargains, trapping people in the Otherworld for eternity.Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“Kelpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kelpie. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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