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Modern Family alum Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (who played Mitchell and Cam's daughter Lily on the hit series) posted plenty of adorable prom content, including this sweet shot of her in a black mermaid-hem gown.
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Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
This August’s is Deep Sea Disco, so dust off your mermaid tail, cue the Donna Summer, and prepare for the ocean floor and the dance floor to collide.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Ditching her signature sleek locks, Paltrow styled her blonde hair in beachy mermaid waves and accentuated her features with a brown smoky eyeshadow and deep mauve lipstick.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
This August’s is Deep Sea Disco, so dust off your mermaid tail, cue the Donna Summer, and prepare for the ocean floor and the dance floor to collide.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Ditching her signature sleek locks, Paltrow styled her blonde hair in beachy mermaid waves and accentuated her features with a brown smoky eyeshadow and deep mauve lipstick.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mermaid
Noun
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Air raid sirens sounded multiple times in border communities in northern Israel on Thursday, too.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nana, Mom, and my sister glistened with Hawaiian Tropic — a trio of golden-tanned nereids in black swimsuits and designer sunglasses.—
Alison Fields,
Longreads,
25 July 2019
Noun
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Set the scene Arrive by car and enter the hotel’s main driveway to then be greeted by the resort’s grand Florentine Fountain with four sculpted water nymphs dancing around an octagonal pool, a visual amuse bouche to the opulence that awaits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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His show opened with a trio of models channeling Edwardian water nymphs wearing shrunken, cropped jackets paired with mini tulle skirts dotted with sequins and swishy trains.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mermaid. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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