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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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The females give birth to nymphs without mating, and these nymphs rapidly mature into adults (in about 10 days).—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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The title of the show is in reference to the mythical nymph whose voice could only repeat others, which Simkin explores as a parallel for the dancers to repeat choreographic instruction.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 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
Cite this Entry
“Wood nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymph. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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