Nereids

Definition of Nereidsnext
plural of Nereid
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Noun
  • Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Laguna Ocean Foundation kicks off every summer with its annual KelpFest, where visitors can take photos with mermaids, listen to live music, and participate in a large-scale beach clean-up.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Belton experiences As sirens wailed the night of the tornado, Bill Anderson hunkered down in his basement a mile and a half away from the cemetery, Anderson told The Star by text.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Nereids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Nereids. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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