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Recent Examples of kelpie
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.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Gene and Betsy were discovered at their home along with one of their dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An examination of the kelpie mix, named Zinnia, found that dehydration and starvation were likely behind the pup's demise.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
But the dead dog is now believed to be their Australian kelpie mix, Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails pet care facility which is involved in the surviving dogs’ care, said to The Associated Press.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office initially said the dog was a German shepherd found in a closet, but later clarified the dog was the couple’s kelpie mix, Zinna, and was found in a crate, according to the Associated Press.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The couples’ kelpie mix, Zinna, is the dog that was reportedly found dead.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The couple’s German shepherd, named Bear, survived along with a second dog named Nikita, but their kelpie mix, Zinna, died, according to Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails pet care facility that is involved in the surviving dogs’ care.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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
Gene and Betsy were discovered at their home along with one of their dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An examination of the kelpie mix, named Zinnia, found that dehydration and starvation were likely behind the pup's demise.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
But the dead dog is now believed to be their Australian kelpie mix, Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails pet care facility which is involved in the surviving dogs’ care, said to The Associated Press.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
The sheriff’s office initially said the dog was a German shepherd found in a closet, but later clarified the dog was the couple’s kelpie mix, Zinna, and was found in a crate, according to the Associated Press.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The couples’ kelpie mix, Zinna, is the dog that was reportedly found dead.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The couple’s German shepherd, named Bear, survived along with a second dog named Nikita, but their kelpie mix, Zinna, died, according to Joey Padilla, owner of the Santa Fe Tails pet care facility that is involved in the surviving dogs’ care.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kelpie
Noun
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The motif of changelings—of fairies taking a human child and leaving a nonhuman child in its place—comes up throughout the story.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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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
Noun
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In fact, Bolg is the name of a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Thor: The Dark World' (2013) Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god has a sequel that’s a blender of familiar fantasy tropes as Thor and love interest Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) have to deal with a dark elf with an Infinity Stone.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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In contrast, Tolkien imagined elves as elegant and refined, while humans had the capacity to be as barbaric as orcs, or as noble as elves.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 July 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
Noun
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The former paired her lip with a pixie cut and champagne shadow, while the latter went with blue eyeliner and braids to match her party girl era.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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Her complexion, like her pixie cut, was clean, embellished with touches of pink blush and highlighter.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The festival is open to all and features activities for children, including a garden gnome hunt, dance and an arts and crafts booth hosted by ArtStart, a local nonprofit, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.—
Safiya Mohamed,
Twin Cities,
13 June 2025
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Wallace has a different mouth for each phonetic sound, clay desks are artificially rusted and 60 versions of the gnome robot alone were created.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Modi’s army of internet trolls came after me with threats, abuse and digital vandalism.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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As a sign of their whimsical and enigmatic nature, TLEs are called all sorts of fantastical names by scientists—elves, trolls, jets and ghosts, for instance.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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“Kelpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kelpie. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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