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an imaginary sea creature that has a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail instead of legs
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There’s no evidence that Silly String ever caused any LAPD motorcycle cops to wreck their hogs while weaving between drunken vampires and mermaids on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor—without oxygen—to harvest seafood for their livelihood.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2024
Top trends: T-shirts worn off body/reworked, chartreuse, heeled mules, fit and flare mermaid skirts.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Moroney chose a blue strapless mermaid gown with a tulle skirt.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor—without oxygen—to harvest seafood for their livelihood.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2024
Top trends: T-shirts worn off body/reworked, chartreuse, heeled mules, fit and flare mermaid skirts.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Moroney chose a blue strapless mermaid gown with a tulle skirt.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mermaid
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaid. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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