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Recent Examples of mermaid
Where Birkin’s dress ended with a simple floor-length hemline, Hadid’s featured a tiered mermaid train that trailed gracefully behind her at the Palais des Festivals.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
But the setting isn’t, say, a fairy tale village or a mermaid kingdom under the sea, to point at two Disney classics the film gives winking reference to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Mermaid dives require a separate ticket, while the mermaid meeting is included in admission.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The longest-running mermaid event on the West Coast returns to Sacramento as the California Mermaid Convention celebrates all things under the sea.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
But the setting isn’t, say, a fairy tale village or a mermaid kingdom under the sea, to point at two Disney classics the film gives winking reference to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Mermaid dives require a separate ticket, while the mermaid meeting is included in admission.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The longest-running mermaid event on the West Coast returns to Sacramento as the California Mermaid Convention celebrates all things under the sea.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mermaid
Noun
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Investigators said the fire engine had its emergency lights and sirens activated.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Footage shared by the Irish Independent shows the emergency services evacuating people from burning homes on a residential street as sirens blare in the background.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Nana, Mom, and my sister glistened with Hawaiian Tropic — a trio of golden-tanned nereids in black swimsuits and designer sunglasses.—
Alison Fields,
Longreads,
25 July 2019
Noun
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Set the scene Arrive by car and enter the hotel’s main driveway to then be greeted by the resort’s grand Florentine Fountain with four sculpted water nymphs dancing around an octagonal pool, a visual amuse bouche to the opulence that awaits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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His show opened with a trio of models channeling Edwardian water nymphs wearing shrunken, cropped jackets paired with mini tulle skirts dotted with sequins and swishy trains.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaid. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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