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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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Just last month, Percy Jackson also had a presence at San Diego Comic-Con, where it was announced that Daniel Diemer has been cast in Season 2 of the Disney+ series as the lovable Cyclops, who is also Percy’s (Walker Scobell) paternal half brother, the son of Poseidon and a nymph.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Once hatched, the nymphs suck plant sap for two to three weeks.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Another nymph cockroach was discovered below the preparation counter, the report said, and there were Insect egg masses underneath the glass door refrigerator and below the oven.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Once hatched, the nymph stages are about 1/32-inch long and attach to the plant for feeding.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Once hatched, the nymphs suck plant sap for two to three weeks.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Another nymph cockroach was discovered below the preparation counter, the report said, and there were Insect egg masses underneath the glass door refrigerator and below the oven.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Once hatched, the nymph stages are about 1/32-inch long and attach to the plant for feeding.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
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Here mermaids swim underwater, joined by manatees, turtles, and fish—and visitors can have a front-row seat to it all.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Mel is unsettled when Hazel opens a birthday card that came in the mail, accompanied by a slightly lascivious drawing of a mermaid.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Mar. 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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There are eight 3-year-old fillies entered for the Kentucky Oaks points race.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The winner was a 4-year-old filly named Rugelach, and Denman punctuated her runaway victory with one of his familiar expressions.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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