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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.
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New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
When Albrecht’s true identity is revealed by Hilarion, the peasant boy who loves her, and that Albrecht is already engaged to a countess, Giselle dies of heartbreak.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Louise Brooks wooed a father and son as well as a countess in a tuxedo.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 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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New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
When Albrecht’s true identity is revealed by Hilarion, the peasant boy who loves her, and that Albrecht is already engaged to a countess, Giselle dies of heartbreak.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Louise Brooks wooed a father and son as well as a countess in a tuxedo.
—Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 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
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The backstory Since its opening in 1947, The Colony has been owned by various New York financiers and acted almost as a private club hosting kings, presidents, dukes, and duchesses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
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Maines worked in conjunction with Method Communications, the outside firm retained to support Meghan and Harry's communications efforts, and largely handled the duchess' public relations work.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 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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There have been multiple reports confirming the two will keep their royal titles, remaining princesses, and will still be styled as Her Royal Highness.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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The falls’ sheets of shimmering water plunge 90 feet into Black Creek Ravine below, and according to local legend, so did a Native-American princess with the same name.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 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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Cate Blanchett is the queen of a relaxed, textured bob.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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In one shot, he could be seen placing the ring — with a marquise-diamond centered on a thick gold band — on her finger.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 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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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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