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or sea-maiden
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea-maid
Noun
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The Magic And The Reality A Naiad, an enchanting water nymph, dances in an underwater lily pad garden.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025 -
The mythological story of the Roman water nymph Sabrina was written in the 12th century, and a statue depicting her has been on display in Britain since the 1800s.—
Kyle Melnick,
Washington Post,
24 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Elsewhere, gawp at Patty Chang greedily gobbling a melon standing in for her breast in her seminal 1998 video Melons (At a Loss) and the bloodthirsty mermaids swimming through Jen Liu’s 2023 video The Land at the Bottom of the Sea.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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The walls were daubed with graffiti, including a full-breasted mermaid drawn in black marker, emerging from the waves to blow her apocalyptic trumpet.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The sound of sirens echoed throughout central Bangkok and vehicles filled the streets, leaving some of the city’s already congested streets gridlocked.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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The wail of sirens echoed through Marysville on Thursday morning as hundreds lined D Street to honor a fallen officer — the first Marysville police officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century — whose body was ushered to a Placer County funeral home.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Sea-maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea-maid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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