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an imaginary sea creature that has a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail instead of legs
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Recent Examples of mermaid
The focal point floor tiles, which look a bit like a mermaid fin sprung to life.
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Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The bride — who is an attorney and runs her own estate planning practice, Bailey Legacy Law — wore a strapless mermaid gown designed by Berta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Jackson went braless under the floor-length gown, which featured a mermaid-like train.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
The necklace set would go equally well with the long sweetheart neckline bustier gown in white jacquard, or an outfit composed of a crisp white blouse in lightweight taffeta paired with a floor-length mermaid skirt embroidered in a half-moon motif.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The bride — who is an attorney and runs her own estate planning practice, Bailey Legacy Law — wore a strapless mermaid gown designed by Berta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Jackson went braless under the floor-length gown, which featured a mermaid-like train.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
The necklace set would go equally well with the long sweetheart neckline bustier gown in white jacquard, or an outfit composed of a crisp white blouse in lightweight taffeta paired with a floor-length mermaid skirt embroidered in a half-moon motif.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mermaid
Noun
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Staying put In Kyiv, residents have adjusted to the regular wail of sirens and periodic explosions.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Apr. 2025
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The fact that the doomed king and his armed guards need to escape through a secret passage that just so happens to cut through my jail cell seems a little too convenient for my brain to accept without warning sirens going off.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Magic And The Reality A Naiad, an enchanting water nymph, dances in an underwater lily pad garden.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The mythological story of the Roman water nymph Sabrina was written in the 12th century, and a statue depicting her has been on display in Britain since the 1800s.—
Kyle Melnick,
Washington Post,
24 Apr. 2023
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaid. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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