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as in diva
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 goddess
an attractive 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 queen
The occurrence marked the first time that a queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
To commemorate her passing, William and Kate paid a visit to the Women's Institute (WI), an organisation close to the late queen's heart.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
And my queens on stage with me tonight.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, who just released her album Man’s Best Friend last month, took to the stage with a rousing homage to previous VMA queen Britney Spears and a message advocating for trans rights, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants as backup dancers.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
To commemorate her passing, William and Kate paid a visit to the Women's Institute (WI), an organisation close to the late queen's heart.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
And my queens on stage with me tonight.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, who just released her album Man’s Best Friend last month, took to the stage with a rousing homage to previous VMA queen Britney Spears and a message advocating for trans rights, featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants as backup dancers.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queen
Noun
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Over the years, he has been cast as a calculating politician, as a distant diva, and as a football star too interested in his Q score.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the film — her first since portraying opera diva Maria Callas in last year’s Maria — the Oscar winner, 50, stars as Maxine, an American film director hired to make a video for a Paris fashion event amid being diagnosed with breast cancer and navigating a divorce.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fans will know that one big casting announcement looms large as the otherworldly princess of space Rosalina will be integral to a movie based on Galaxy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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But that’s also the beauty of it.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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These beauties are smaller, with the foliage growing about 12 inches tall and the flowers extending above.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queen. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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