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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 ticks live and feed on the deer, particularly during the insect's nymph and adult years, which can last up to three years.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
In Ovid’s poem, Narcissus is loved by a nymph, whose name is Echo.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The immature or nymph stage is similar in shape but more red than adult bugs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Dragonfly nymphs have a lower section of their mandibles that kind of unhinges, shoots forward, grabs stuff, and comes back in again, so very much like the Alien!
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
In Ovid’s poem, Narcissus is loved by a nymph, whose name is Echo.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The immature or nymph stage is similar in shape but more red than adult bugs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Dragonfly nymphs have a lower section of their mandibles that kind of unhinges, shoots forward, grabs stuff, and comes back in again, so very much like the Alien!
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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The central bar features mermaid-scale tiling, and rich yacht-style wood finishings throughout and other maritime details speak to the overall nautical theme.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Iman stunned in a curve-hugging black V-neck mermaid dress at the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards co-hosted by Casamigos, where she was honored as Style Icon.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The parasite, a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, attacks warm-blooded animals, including humans.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The parasitic flies produce larva that feed on living tissue, typically that of animals and livestock.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Poe transplanted the story to Paris, changed Mary’s name to Marie Rogêt and recast her as a perfume shop worker instead of a cigar girl.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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And coupled with Bottle of Rouge’s upset victory Saturday in the Del Mar Debutante – Baffert’s 12th win in the fillies’ 2-year-old championship race – Baffert has now swept the juvenile titles two straight years and eight times since 1996.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The other is the John C. Mabee Stakes for fillies and mares on turf, which drew a competitive field Saturday.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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