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Recent Examples of wood nymph
Stark put a dreamy twist on her baby pink wings, delivering a real-life fairy fantasy with her soft makeup, sculptural hair and gauzy peach matching set worthy of a wood nymph.
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Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn’t totally ward off unwanted attention.
—New York Times, 30 July 2021
Congrats to real-life wood nymph Taylor Swift!
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2021
Lymph rhymes with wood nymph.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost.
—Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives.
—Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn’t totally ward off unwanted attention.
—New York Times, 30 July 2021
Congrats to real-life wood nymph Taylor Swift!
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2021
Lymph rhymes with wood nymph.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost.
—Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives.
—Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wood nymph
Noun
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Lisa stepped onto the red carpet and seemingly out of a fairytale, wearing a sheer, black gown that reads witchy forest nymph in the most fabulous way.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The dress featured brown brocade detailing over nude mesh fabric and a tulle mermaid-style lower skirt.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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At the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards, where presented the award for Best Male Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Lopez wore a form-fitting mermaid-style gown with a sheer top that put her toned abs on full display.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wood nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymph. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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