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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
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The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on vacation with his family when he was bitten by the animal earlier this month, according to German police, who didn’t release the exact date of the incident.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cobras coming up out of charmers’ baskets are generally six feet long.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In addition to being, generally speaking, one of the greatest novelists of our time, Louise Erdrich is, more specifically, the reigning queen of the literary fart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Kelly Clarkson has certainly earned her place as the queen of daytime talk shows, thanks to her standout guests and engaging conversations.—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Heracles discovered the Hydra's den in the Lernaean Swamps with the aid of the goddess Athena and was able to break or sever its many necks — while using fire to prevent them from growing back — until only a single immortal head remained.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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People have been carving pregnant-goddess figurines since the Stone Age, and depictions of pregnancy are a recurrent theme across art history.—
Elizabeth Kiefer,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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The property is home to more than 100 animals, including zebras, camels, kangaroos, foxes, lemurs, otters and even sloths.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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The species evolved to adapt, with some growing larger and others smaller than their mainland counterparts, explaining the larger size of the island scrub-jay and the small size of the island fox.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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