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The 60-year-old countess has broken her silence after she was seen sporting a massive diamond on her left ring finger while riding a scooter Monday in Sag Harbor, hours after she was snapped getting cozy with an unidentified man, Us Weekly reports.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
An epic love story between an American big game hunter and a British countess was upended by the strangling mores of class and tradition.
—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
That duality — louche by day, countess by night — was built into the Apolline.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
An epic love story between an American big game hunter and a British countess was upended by the strangling mores of class and tradition.
—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
That duality — louche by day, countess by night — was built into the Apolline.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countess
Noun
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Actress Natalie Dormer, who plays the duchess in an upcoming ITV drama, has also pulled out of promoting the show.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a statement shared with The Guardian, a spokesperson for Ferguson said the duchess felt compelled to send the email after Epstein allegedly threatened to sue her for defamation over her comments to the Standard.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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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 farm features corn mazes, hot apple cider donuts, pig races and princess and prince shows.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In her first collaboration with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter, Swift examines the dark side of fame by telling the tale of a woman named Kitty.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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Congratulations to Roman on raising two successful queens!—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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In fact, elongated shapes like marquise have been selling for a premium this year due to high demand, said Zimnisky.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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