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as in mermaids
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 girls
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 nymphs
Indoors, however, there is no winter to slow their reproduction, and female aphids can continue to produce nymphs all year without pause.
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Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
One dying cockroach was found on the floor near the soup area and three dead nymphs on the glue board between the two-compartment sink and the ware washing machine.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Signs of an infestation include fecal stains (black or rusty-looking spots) on fabrics, shed skins, or the adult bugs, which are oval, flat, reddish-brown and about 3/16-inch long or nymphs, which are yellowish and transparent, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
While adult females can live for up to 100 days, most damage is inflicted by the youngest nymphs, which feed on plant sap and inject toxic saliva that causes grass to yellow, weaken, and die.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Crafted by different species, the colonies were built by grass-cutting termites who added saliva, feces, and sand to construct palaces for their king, queen, nymphs, workers and soldiers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
After seemingly every cast, my dry-dropper rig was a bird’s nest of monofilament and pheasant tail nymphs.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Directed by Giles Alderson (Wolves of War, The Dare), Samodiva draws on the haunting legend of the forest nymphs from Bulgarian folklore.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Many of the old stories feature vilas, nymphs or fairies of the forests and mountains.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Jon Vanzile, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
One dying cockroach was found on the floor near the soup area and three dead nymphs on the glue board between the two-compartment sink and the ware washing machine.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Signs of an infestation include fecal stains (black or rusty-looking spots) on fabrics, shed skins, or the adult bugs, which are oval, flat, reddish-brown and about 3/16-inch long or nymphs, which are yellowish and transparent, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
While adult females can live for up to 100 days, most damage is inflicted by the youngest nymphs, which feed on plant sap and inject toxic saliva that causes grass to yellow, weaken, and die.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Crafted by different species, the colonies were built by grass-cutting termites who added saliva, feces, and sand to construct palaces for their king, queen, nymphs, workers and soldiers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
After seemingly every cast, my dry-dropper rig was a bird’s nest of monofilament and pheasant tail nymphs.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 22 Nov. 2025
Directed by Giles Alderson (Wolves of War, The Dare), Samodiva draws on the haunting legend of the forest nymphs from Bulgarian folklore.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Many of the old stories feature vilas, nymphs or fairies of the forests and mountains.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymphs
Noun
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Along the way have been alligators, mermaids, Mickey Mouse, Elvis, dinner theaters, Dolly Parton, the Holy Land and assorted entrepreneurs.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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During those early days, swimmers entertained patrons, before being replaced by mermaids with shiny tails.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On average, boys develop planning, organization, and emotional regulation later than girls.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The scrutiny from the EU comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users, through its AI image generation and editing capabilities, to undress people, putting women and girls in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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