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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
After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
One stone touch And a granite nymph begins to run
And ran she days on days, and runs, and long.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
The newborn nymphs will then fall out of trees and burrow underground to begin the cycle anew.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
One stone touch And a granite nymph begins to run
And ran she days on days, and runs, and long.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
The newborn nymphs will then fall out of trees and burrow underground to begin the cycle anew.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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Those visuals included a mother wolf and her cubs, a mermaid floating underwater and CGI-Shakira crying a teardrop that turned into a shower of diamonds.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The Poseidon and Amphitrite statue pays homage to the mythological guardians of the sea and preside over structures engineered for coral regrowth, while the interactive mermaid tail and diver selfie sculptures encourages visitors to literally see themselves as stewards of the ocean.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2025
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The larva will soon be done feeding, or may have already left the leaf, having matured into an adult that flew away.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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The animal is a large male that may have hitched a ride as a larva in the ballast water of a boat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 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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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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