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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
He was relieved to reach a beach in Morocco for his final scenes—the sandy paradise where Odysseus encounters the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron).
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
At Pinecrest Gardens every vine and curve of bark will seem to conspire with this myth of a nymph who, resisting the god’s advances, turns into a laurel tree.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Check not only for insects and their larvae or nymphs, but also for eggs, pupal structures, sticky honeydew, webbing, and tiny dark dots on stems and the backs of leaves.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
In early spring and summer, adult ticks and much smaller nymphs are present.
—Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
At Pinecrest Gardens every vine and curve of bark will seem to conspire with this myth of a nymph who, resisting the god’s advances, turns into a laurel tree.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
Check not only for insects and their larvae or nymphs, but also for eggs, pupal structures, sticky honeydew, webbing, and tiny dark dots on stems and the backs of leaves.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
In early spring and summer, adult ticks and much smaller nymphs are present.
—Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
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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
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Mermaid dives require a separate ticket, while the mermaid meeting is included in admission.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Noun
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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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Exactly one year after nipping Marist in the state finals at Duluth’s Cecil Morris Field, the Blessed Trinity Titans did it again in an identical manner, edging Marist 1-0 in the GHSA Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday night.—
Jeff Gable,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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And for boys and girls, the shoe options will pull from skate- and surf-inspired influences, while delivering toughness and comfort for active, creative lives.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
15 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 18 May. 2026.
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