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Recent Examples of countess
De Saint Sernin’s spring show was inspired by his French nobility roots, specifically his grandmother, who was a countess.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Life hasn't always been a cabaret for the former countess.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Life hasn't always been a cabaret for the former countess.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.
—New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countess
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The former duchess reportedly owed Johnny O’Sullivan a little under £100,000, which Epstein helped her settle after her bankruptcy in 2010.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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The ex-duchess, who divorced Andrew in 1996, continued living with him at the property.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness?—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Redford plays Denys, a big game hunter in Out of Africa, while Streep plays Karen, a baroness.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The inspiration was Mongolian ice princess.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other top ring shapes include emerald (8 percent), princess (8 percent), pear/teardrop (8 percent), and marquise (8 percent).—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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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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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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Who are the queens of the stomp?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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Out on the wily, windy moors, a new box office queen was crowned!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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The amber bauble, worth a staggering $87,000, is also adorned with marquise-cut diamonds and features an 18kt gold and platinum setting.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other top ring shapes include emerald (8 percent), princess (8 percent), pear/teardrop (8 percent), and marquise (8 percent).—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Season 3 of Bridgerton sees the new viscountess expecting her first child, and in the books, the pair welcome four children total: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte, and Mary.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
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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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“Countess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countess. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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