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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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Video of the Russian strike and its aftermath showed mangled and bloodied bodies lying motionless, burning cars and debris covering the road, as screams and sirens wailed in the background.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Emergency sirens can be heard as people run in panic, while others can be seen lying on the ground.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Sea-maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea-maid. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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