Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oread
Noun
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The business’ meat department was closed after health inspectors found five cockroach eggs and one live German cockroach nymph inside a paper towel dispenser.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026 -
If females are laying lots of eggs and the larvae that hatch are finding blood meals, then the table may be set the following year for more nymph-stage ticks, the poppy-seed-sized ones that are difficult to spot.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The scenes in the French capital are full of welcome color and life — everything from receptions in salons or at Versailles to a street carnival to a mermaid swimming in an aquarium — all chances to display sumptuous costumes by Corinne Bruand.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The queen of maximalist beauty also once again demonstrated her expertise in the makeup and hair space by playing with her copper-red locks, debuting curly bangs and mermaid braids among her soft waves.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Oread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oread. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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