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as in mermaid
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
she bought the book of fairy tales for the beautiful engravings of nymphs and fairies featured between the stories
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as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor
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Recent Examples of nymph
The business’ meat department was closed after health inspectors found five cockroach eggs and one live German cockroach nymph inside a paper towel dispenser.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
If females are laying lots of eggs and the larvae that hatch are finding blood meals, then the table may be set the following year for more nymph-stage ticks, the poppy-seed-sized ones that are difficult to spot.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The females give birth to nymphs without mating, and these nymphs rapidly mature into adults (in about 10 days).
—Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The title of the show is in reference to the mythical nymph whose voice could only repeat others, which Simkin explores as a parallel for the dancers to repeat choreographic instruction.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
If females are laying lots of eggs and the larvae that hatch are finding blood meals, then the table may be set the following year for more nymph-stage ticks, the poppy-seed-sized ones that are difficult to spot.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The females give birth to nymphs without mating, and these nymphs rapidly mature into adults (in about 10 days).
—Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The title of the show is in reference to the mythical nymph whose voice could only repeat others, which Simkin explores as a parallel for the dancers to repeat choreographic instruction.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
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The Giorgio Armani number features a plunging neckline, beaded trim, and a mermaid skirt, as well as pockets—a rarity for evening gowns.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cenci owns a company that sells mermaid clip-on hair extensions and flew in from New Jersey.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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People often submerse themselves in water to ease their suffering, allowing the worm to release larva that then infect others.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The larva of the insect can burrow into the flesh of living mammals like cows and horses, and can be deadly.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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His administration charges into the same cultural battles Moms for Liberty staked its name on, including a push to keep transgender athletes out of girls' sports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Wakeland specifically and the Frisco ISD schools generally have been an albatross for the Mustangs over the years, despite the success of the Grapevine girls soccer program.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2023
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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