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as in divas
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
during the years that she was queen of the figure skating world, the endorsement offers poured in
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as in goddesses
a lovely woman
most men might not look at her twice, but in her lover's eyes she's a queen
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Recent Examples of queens
Down Under vs the World is the third vs the World spinoff for the franchise, following in the footsteps of the British and Canadian-set vs the World shows, which bring queens from around the globe to compete against one another.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hanging realistic decoy nests in spring can sometimes discourage new queens from establishing nests nearby.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
The world first fell in love with her as a contestant in the RuPaul’s Drag Race multiverse, where her razor-sharp charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent turned her into one of the franchise’s most beloved queens.
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Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
The queens star in Adam Shankman's Stop!
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
However, her observation is that queens tend to overthink.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Officials say a single undetected primary nest can produce a much larger secondary nest containing thousands of hornets and multiple reproductive queens capable of establishing new colonies.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
His dream was nothing less than a new reality, a hopeful future free of despotism, ruled by equality and liberty, rather than kings and queens.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hanging realistic decoy nests in spring can sometimes discourage new queens from establishing nests nearby.
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
The world first fell in love with her as a contestant in the RuPaul’s Drag Race multiverse, where her razor-sharp charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent turned her into one of the franchise’s most beloved queens.
—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
The queens star in Adam Shankman's Stop!
—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
However, her observation is that queens tend to overthink.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Officials say a single undetected primary nest can produce a much larger secondary nest containing thousands of hornets and multiple reproductive queens capable of establishing new colonies.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
His dream was nothing less than a new reality, a hopeful future free of despotism, ruled by equality and liberty, rather than kings and queens.
—
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queens
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And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
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Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.
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Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Packard and others adorned their cars with rockets, birds, goddesses, jets and other chrome sculptures that looked magnificent in a showroom but considerably less charming in a pedestrian impact.
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The goddesses were always women first.
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Some have come to believe that the three women in the fountain represent three Purépecha princesses of legend, Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari.
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The two princesses are as close as ever, if their interactions at June 13’s Trooping the Colour are any indication.
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
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One of the beauties of sports is that fans are forced to pick a side, but there is a stark difference in cheering for your side and aggressively cheering against the opposition with zero form of decency.
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Whether spread on warm pancakes, melted onto corn on the cob, baked into our favorite cakes, cookies and pies or enjoyed atop fresh bread, both have earned a permanent place in many kitchens.
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Besides scones, Seegel also bakes up other pastries, cookies and cakes.
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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