Eight-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word

launches

brunches

crunched

drenched

children

kindred

tinkers

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working off 8-letter children

drenched

Ah…

Cheddars

[yeah, sorry 'bout that. mea culpa.]

showcard

cowardly

coalyard

halyards

shaddily

shitload

Soapdish

shipload

haploids

slapdash