kelpie

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Recent Examples of kelpie One of the couple's three dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, also was found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Arakawa. Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025 One of the couple's three dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, was also found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Arakawa, while two other dogs were found alive. CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025 One of the couple’s three dogs, a kelpie mix named Zinna, also was found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Arakawa. Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 Gene, 95, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy, 65, were found dead at their home along with their dog, a kelpie mix named Zinna, in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Sharareh Drury, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Zinna, a kelpie mix, was found in her crate inside the home. Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Arakawa had brought the kelpie mix named Zinna home from a veterinary hospital on Feb. 9 after a procedure, Mendoza said. Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025 Zinna, a 12-year-old Australian kelpie mix, likely died of dehydration and starvation, according to a New Mexico Department of Agriculture veterinary lab report. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025 The kelpie mix was found in a crate, while the couple's other two surviving dogs had access to a doggy door. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kelpie
Noun
  • What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.
    Sen. Dan Hall, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • This is your starting point, and where the brother from the story encountered the water goblin.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Perhaps to offset her severe personality, the ride adds a new character, a house elf named Higgledy.
    Todd Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Before 10 Things, the young actor gained attention as Bernard, the sarcastic head elf in The Santa Clause (1994).
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Why are leprechauns so concerned about global warming?
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
  • One of their most memorable cameos was tied to St. Patrick's Day when Dunham pranked them with fake security footage of a leprechaun in their home.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The college campus pixie dust carried through to a top-notch step show performed by some HBCU (Historically Black College and University) fraternities and sororities.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 4 Apr. 2025
  • No need for pixie dust when a simple badge can bring the best news ever! Alexis Allen had the surprise of a lifetime for her 11-year-old daughter Addison during a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
    Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The gnome is the slowest, but took a shortcut through the forest.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • This allowed the audience the treat of two bumbling acceptance speeches from the endearing Nick Park, and the sight of three grown men carrying toy models of Wallace, Gromit, and a gnome to the podium twice.
    Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Meaningful Content Moderation Businesses have a responsibility to their brand and customers to protect their online properties from harmful content, internet trolls and other not-safe-for-work (NSFW) content.
    Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The online troll, of course, misses the mark on all three of these categories.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Kelpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kelpie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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