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or cutey
1
as in queen
an attractive woman
in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie
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2
as in doll
a physically attractive person
a director hoping to find among that crowd of cuties someone who could actually act
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Recent Examples of cutie
These high-rise cuties look office-appropriate but feel more like leggings, thanks to four-way stretch and thermoregulating fabric that dries quickly and helps to wick away sweat throughout the day.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Questlove, Black Thought, the cutie who tries to keep a straight face while doing the thank-you-note music, and the rest of the Roots crew have remained a steadfast (and silly) presence in Fallon’s world ever since, which included a promotion to The Tonight Show in 2014.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
From bulky cuties to thick teddies, brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Questlove, Black Thought, the cutie who tries to keep a straight face while doing the thank-you-note music, and the rest of the Roots crew have remained a steadfast (and silly) presence in Fallon’s world ever since, which included a promotion to The Tonight Show in 2014.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
From bulky cuties to thick teddies, brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutie
Noun
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Cate Blanchett is the queen of a relaxed, textured bob.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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And referring to yourself as my doll.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hedda nominee Tessa Thompson was a green goddess in a custom Balenciaga gown embroidered with fishscale sequins and Bulgari jewelry.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Only a goddess of love can unzip her.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An optional beauty mode can be turned on to refine a person’s appearance to create a more polished look.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Valentino runways only recently have started to feature more average sized bodies and expand their definition of beauty.—
Jye Marshall,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another Baywatch babe was all smiles in the legendary red swimsuit!—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The crowd sings along to pulse-thumping anthems from Britney Spears, Charli XCX and Bad Bunny, with a Paramore sing-along thrown in for everyone’s inner emo babe.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or her current husband, who died shortly after her, beloved internet hottie Miles Teller?—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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From that infamous electrified coif and chef's kiss of a hiss to a perfect balance of sexy and scary, Lanchester's Bride is still the kind of horror hottie, 90 years later, that most scream queens and final girls only hope to be.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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After sports commentator Nate Burleson stuffed America's collective stocking with an eyeful of bright red Christmas attire on Netflix's NFL Christmas Day livestream, cohost and former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan poked back.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Cutie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutie. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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