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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
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.
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The ticks live and feed on the deer, particularly during the insect's nymph and adult years, which can last up to three years.
—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
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The ticks live and feed on the deer, particularly during the insect's nymph and adult years, which can last up to three years.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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But their legacy still holds strong, even today; the Weeki Wachee mermaids are the closest thing Florida has to royalty.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Descending deep beneath the surface without a breathing apparatus may look like a magic trick, like modern-day mermaids gliding effortlessly through the water.—
Vanita Salisbury,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The zooids start as a single larva floating in the water among the plankton.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Both boys and girls soccer have won state titles, with the former already claiming two and in the running for a third this fall.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Each year, the parade organization invites all military, veteran and civic organizations, as well as many universities, high schools, junior high schools, youth groups throughout the Treasure Valley and encourage marching bands, floats, boys and girl scout units to participate.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Nov. 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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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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