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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
August is when the season begins to ebb, with fewer nymphs around and eggs hatching larvae that are largely free of diseases.
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Dead drifting a Pat’s Rubberlegs or another heavy stonefly nymph in the riffles and deep runs can be deadly around this time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Loosely based on the legends of the Nang Mai, Thailand’s mythical forest nymphs, the film is scripted by Patrick Graham, the writer behind Netflix’s Indian horror series Ghoul and Betaal, based on a concept by Songsak Mongkolthong (Graveyard Horror), who is also attached to direct.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 13 May 2026
He was relieved to reach a beach in Morocco for his final scenes—the sandy paradise where Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron).
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Dead drifting a Pat’s Rubberlegs or another heavy stonefly nymph in the riffles and deep runs can be deadly around this time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Loosely based on the legends of the Nang Mai, Thailand’s mythical forest nymphs, the film is scripted by Patrick Graham, the writer behind Netflix’s Indian horror series Ghoul and Betaal, based on a concept by Songsak Mongkolthong (Graveyard Horror), who is also attached to direct.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 13 May 2026
He was relieved to reach a beach in Morocco for his final scenes—the sandy paradise where Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron).
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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As a standalone luxury label, LSpace’s collections have spanned mermaid style inspiration to 1990s and early 2000s nostalgia.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The latter preferred a black mermaid gown (also from Fall 2026) with a lace bodice embroidered with pearls.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
23 May 2026
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The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Both beetles and moths go through a four-stage life cycle of egg, larva (grub), pupa, and adult.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Teen Choice Awards for her time as iconic mean girl Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Hester referred to Suski signing onto a friend of the court brief in support of a suit challenging West Virginia's law banning transgender girls from competing on female high school or college teams.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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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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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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