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Recent Examples of countess
An epic love story between an American big game hunter and a British countess was upended by the strangling mores of class and tradition.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
Well, in this case, maybe a countess: At awards shows, the actor likes to tap into her inner Bravolebrity—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, specifically.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
Set in 1806, the film follows a Russian military officer (Anton Walbrook) who seeks to learn the secret of a countess (Edith Evans) who purportedly sold her soul in exchange for learning the secret to winning high-stakes card games.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
Well, in this case, maybe a countess: At awards shows, the actor likes to tap into her inner Bravolebrity—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, specifically.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
Set in 1806, the film follows a Russian military officer (Anton Walbrook) who seeks to learn the secret of a countess (Edith Evans) who purportedly sold her soul in exchange for learning the secret to winning high-stakes card games.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countess
Noun
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Oh, and Bertha is about to be a grandmother to a little duke or duchess.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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Markle launched a brand called American Riviera Orchard via Instagram on March 14, 2024 with a short video that showed the duchess arranging flowers, baking and standing in a stone walkway wearing a floor-length gown.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The baroness is determined to build a hotel on the island, which a century ago might as well be like building a hotel on the moon.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The baroness stipulated that the cabinet of curiosities remain intact.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Alongside Gadot, the film starred Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess, Andrew Burnap as the Prince Charming stand-in Jonathan, Patrick Page as the Magic Mirror and Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The princess will officially open the festival, joined by a delegation of 500 Belgian media, entertainment, sports and gaming industry leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.—
Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Try this beautiful set, $94 at Macy’s, that is adorned with well over 50 sparkling cubic zirconias in round and marquise shapes for an elegant look.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2024
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The Substance star wore a between-the-finger-ring, which had three marquise diamonds.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 June 2023
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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“Countess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countess. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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