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or cutey
1
as in queen
an attractive woman
in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie
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2
as in doll
a physically attractive person
a director hoping to find among that crowd of cuties someone who could actually act
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Recent Examples of cutie
These high-rise cuties look office-appropriate but feel more like leggings, thanks to four-way stretch and thermoregulating fabric that dries quickly and helps to wick away sweat throughout the day.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Questlove, Black Thought, the cutie who tries to keep a straight face while doing the thank-you-note music, and the rest of the Roots crew have remained a steadfast (and silly) presence in Fallon’s world ever since, which included a promotion to The Tonight Show in 2014.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
From bulky cuties to thick teddies, brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Questlove, Black Thought, the cutie who tries to keep a straight face while doing the thank-you-note music, and the rest of the Roots crew have remained a steadfast (and silly) presence in Fallon’s world ever since, which included a promotion to The Tonight Show in 2014.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
From bulky cuties to thick teddies, brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutie
Noun
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Soundman Loch Townsend coolly exposed the film and handed the reel to the queen’s panicking press secretary, who took it with relief.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Up next, Johnstone will direct the live-action Monster High movie, based on Mattel’s doll line, for the company, as well as Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kilauea isn’t just a volcano but the home of the goddess Pele.—
Tommy Orange,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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In pop culture, owls often symbolize wisdom, an association which goes back to Ancient Greece and the goddess Athena.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Just as Aleys’s mother passed on her passion for books and Alouette pursued her passion for beauty, Marte will carry on a passion for stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rather than forcing safe and uniform beauty standards on all patients, the clinic emphasizes balance, proportion and above all, individuality.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No overly confident and underskilled med students are doing procedures on me, babe.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another Baywatch babe was all smiles in the legendary red swimsuit!—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or her current husband, who died shortly after her, beloved internet hottie Miles Teller?—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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From that infamous electrified coif and chef's kiss of a hiss to a perfect balance of sexy and scary, Lanchester's Bride is still the kind of horror hottie, 90 years later, that most scream queens and final girls only hope to be.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance cameras notwithstanding, Manteris got quite an eyeful over the years.—
Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Every eyeful was a universe, a cosmos squeezed into a teacup.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Cutie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutie. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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