beauties

noun

plural of beauty
1
as in goddesses
a lovely woman the famous ancient sculpture of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt depicts her as a regal beauty

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2
as in dreams
something very good of its kind that fish is a beauty

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Recent Examples of beauties Her method for transforming your summer beauties into lasting fall and holiday decor is straightforward, requiring just a few simple steps. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026 The Bosphorus is lined with palatial beauties lovingly restored as boutique hotels, but Six Senses Kocatas Mansions Istanbul embraces a more exclusive private villa feel. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 Cotton Candy Grapes These high-sugar green beauties really do taste like cotton candy. — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 Croatia scored a couple of beauties against England, goals that are hard to defend. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026 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. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Check out Bond's current offerings on Moda Operandi, including pieces that caught our eye like the Mystic necklace, a tassel-like beaded number that's great for adding sparkle to your décolletage, or the Ophelia earrings, a truly unique set of dangling amethyst beauties. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beauties
  1. goddesses
  2. dreams
  3. queens
  4. wonders
  5. cookies
  6. marvels
  7. peaches
  8. beauts
Noun
  • The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Definition of goddesses
Noun
  • Many players are balancing school and side gigs like bartending and firefighting while chasing their athletic dreams.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • May this doll remind every child and every collector that dreams have no limits, excellence leaves a lasting imprint, and true greatness never goes out of style.
    — Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, VIBE.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore Crown Levy and Fattore the queens of hockey romance.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • The night sky holds endless wonders, but few experiences match the thrill of photographing planets in vivid detail.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Properly harnessed, these mineral deposits would do wonders to boost economic growth.
    — Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • The website cookies that require our consent via pop-up notification are designed to track our buying habits so that private companies can sell us more stuff.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been owned and operated by the namesake family since 1894 for canonical Italian hits like cannoli, rainbow cookies, and tiramisu exactly as nonna makes them.
    — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cookies
Noun
  • Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on family fun and medical marvels.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvels
Noun
  • Summerland — a farming community that grows cherries, peaches and apples, and also boasts some vineyards — is in a mountainous area where past wildfires have occurred.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The amount of canning peaches processed this year is expected to drop 29%, or roughly 61,000 tons, compared to last year, according to Pacific Coast Producers, the only major buyer and processor of California cling peaches left in the state.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
  • And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of beauts

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