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Recent Examples of belle
Voted one of the best islands in the US nine years in the running, this belle of the Lowcountry never goes out of style.
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2025
In the end, Taylor left the villa with Carraway, a Southern belle.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Through vivid, often surprising portraits — like that of a charismatic preacher offering unsparing historical tours, or a woman who proudly inhabits the persona of a Southern belle — the film captures the contradictions and complexities of a community living within the shadow of its own mythology.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
McClanahan's character, Blanche, was the Southern belle of the group and also a widow.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2025
In the end, Taylor left the villa with Carraway, a Southern belle.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Through vivid, often surprising portraits — like that of a charismatic preacher offering unsparing historical tours, or a woman who proudly inhabits the persona of a Southern belle — the film captures the contradictions and complexities of a community living within the shadow of its own mythology.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
McClanahan's character, Blanche, was the Southern belle of the group and also a widow.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belle
Noun
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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Introduced by the Southern living Plant Collection, Milky Way™ Dietes was selected for its compact habit and robust growth resulting in a tough, low-maintenance charmer with excellent form.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, may hold the titles of Britain's future king and queen, but the couple's most important role is as parents to their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Only 30 people were allowed at the funeral, and the queen sat alone at the church, wearing a mask.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This powerful Greek name actually stems from Demeter, a Greek goddess.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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The festival's origins stretch back to the Roman festival of Floralia, which was held to celebrate the goddess of spring and fertility and has been reinvented numerous times in the centuries that followed, according to the National Trust.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keeping the mayor in charge of how this city is run is sort of like letting the fox run the henhouse.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tumble Leaf' Told in an enchanting stop-motion style, Tumble Leaf is about Fig the fox and his friends, who spend all day playing and learning.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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