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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
Since then, the nymphs of those periodical cicadas have been underground feeding on tree root tap and waiting to come out, Reall said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Cicada nymphs and exoskeletons will litter the ground.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Near the bottom of the fountain are nymphs inside flowers and one nymph in the center is holding a string of pearls and a bracelet and a ring on her a left hand.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The centerpiece of her exhibition space is a green chandelier, and a working fountain made of Murano glass with colored flowers and nymphs in joyous poses.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Cicada nymphs and exoskeletons will litter the ground.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
Near the bottom of the fountain are nymphs inside flowers and one nymph in the center is holding a string of pearls and a bracelet and a ring on her a left hand.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The centerpiece of her exhibition space is a green chandelier, and a working fountain made of Murano glass with colored flowers and nymphs in joyous poses.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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These include several opportunities for mermaids of all skill levels to sharpen their skills, as well as crafting sessions.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Dress in your best cosplay costume and spend the weekend among belly dancers, fairies, princesses, aerialists and maybe even a mermaid or two.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The larva will soon be done feeding, or may have already left the leaf, having matured into an adult that flew away.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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The animal is a large male that may have hitched a ride as a larva in the ballast water of a boat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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The favorite in this year’s field is Good Cheer, an undefeated filly going for her seventh win in Friday’s Grade 1 gallop.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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