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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 eggs will then hatch six to seven weeks later, and the nymphs burrow into the soil to begin the next cycle.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Since then, the nymphs of those periodical cicadas have been underground feeding on tree root tap and waiting to come out, Reall said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The new nymphs will drop to the ground, bury themselves, and disappear until 2042.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
The nymphs first make their way out of the ground, then crawl up a tree or an upright surface, Kritsky said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 May 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Since then, the nymphs of those periodical cicadas have been underground feeding on tree root tap and waiting to come out, Reall said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The new nymphs will drop to the ground, bury themselves, and disappear until 2042.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
The nymphs first make their way out of the ground, then crawl up a tree or an upright surface, Kritsky said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
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The thriller tells the story of a dental hygienist who is seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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Cento Raw Bar, which looks like a mermaid’s den, debuts in West Adams.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The larva will soon be done feeding, or may have already left the leaf, having matured into an adult that flew away.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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The animal is a large male that may have hitched a ride as a larva in the ballast water of a boat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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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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Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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