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Recent Examples of changeling
Where to watch Krampus: Peacock 08 of 15 A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?
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Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—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
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Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for changeling
Noun
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The Devils is a dark fantasy epic centering on a special force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from a scourge of flesh-eating elves.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 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
Noun
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Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.—
Natalie Zutter
January 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2025
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Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Crusty art critics and right-wing trolls joined together to bash the work for not looking exactly like every other lifeless oil-on-canvas depiction of a U.S. president.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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From popular folk-rockers Mumford & Sons to giant forest trolls and classical music with a Spanish twist, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The azaleas are popping, the gnomes are flying off the shelves in the merchandise building, and the egg salad sandwiches are in abundance.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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In many ways, the Aardman team had to unlearn some of their trade secrets to create the gnome.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her pixie cut hair was styled in a sleek look with makeup elements featuring bold brows, lined eyes and a glossy lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
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Decor, food and even the rides have all been sprinkled with the park’s signature brand of magic pixie dust.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Fans can choose strawberry, caramel or brownie batter sauce to make the dessert their own.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The burger on Delta comes with a Shake Shack brownie, Caesar salad, and Miss Vickie’s chips.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2025
Noun
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What do leprechauns do with their unfinished dinner?—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Channel your inner leprechaun at a bar crawl across downtown spots like Penn Social and Hill Country.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/changeling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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