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as in mermaid
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 girl
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 nymph
The singer, who’s also the men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton, originally launched the line last May; now he’s expanded its offerings with pieces that hark back to the sea, basing the pieces on mermaids’ and nymphs’ tears of pearls.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
Caumont extracted the nymphs and sent them to Réaumur with Alphons’s letter.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 28 Dec. 2024
In one letter, Alphons described how a peasant brought him a basket of soil containing cicada nymphs.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 28 Dec. 2024
Identifying Whiteflies Whiteflies go through egg, nymph, and adult stages.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
Caumont extracted the nymphs and sent them to Réaumur with Alphons’s letter.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 28 Dec. 2024
In one letter, Alphons described how a peasant brought him a basket of soil containing cicada nymphs.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 28 Dec. 2024
Identifying Whiteflies Whiteflies go through egg, nymph, and adult stages.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
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Someone’s left what looks like fan art featuring the character on her tombstone, which is low to the ground and modest by Mickey Rooney standards but is nevertheless emblazoned with a sketch of Nurmi in her signature black mermaid dress.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Think mermaid activities, where children can do a mini merman/mermaid swim with a parent, or on their own.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus is a parasite that targets the caterpillar that is the larva of the ghost moth.—
Daile Zhang,
The Conversation,
14 Jan. 2025
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The worm is the larva of a metallic blue-green fly that spends the early part of its life cycle devouring the living flesh of mammals.—
Geraldine Castro,
WIRED,
4 Dec. 2024
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Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2023
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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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All those 3-year-old fillies and others ahead on the Kentucky Oaks Trail are chasing the fine filly Good Cheer, who sailed clear to remain undefeated (5-for-5) with another resounding win as the 1/9 heavy favorite last Saturday in the Rachel Alexander Stakes at the Fair Grounds.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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But McPeek did something that hasn’t been done since 1952, winning the Kentucky Oaks for fillies and the Kentucky Derby on consecutive days.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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