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as in dowager
a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority
as the grand dames of local society, they determined which charities received support
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as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position
the lords and dames of the shire eagerly awaited the royal visit
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Recent Examples of dame
For her undisputed contributions to the arts, Julie Andrews was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
While its heritage remains intact, contemporary dining, wellness, and a growing emphasis on sustainability signal how even a grand dame can move with the times.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
So the grand dame got on the telephone and called the department store.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to the present, however, and the grand dame has faded.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
While its heritage remains intact, contemporary dining, wellness, and a growing emphasis on sustainability signal how even a grand dame can move with the times.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
So the grand dame got on the telephone and called the department store.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
Fast forward to the present, however, and the grand dame has faded.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dame
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The show’s underpinned by the differences in character and country of Lady Cora and her formidable mother-in-law, the dowager Countess Violet Crawley, played by the equally formidable and much missed Dame Maggie Smith.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Harriet and Hermione, what stands out to you about the relationship between the two ladies at the center of this prequel?—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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What this lady called herself before, Miss Manners cannot guess.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Madam Poppy Pomfrey played a vital role in the lives of Hogwarts students as a matron, who nursed the sick and injured.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.—
Liza Tully,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Shop it in twin, full/queen, and king/California king sizes while it’s discounted.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Generic 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home The tiny home is fully customizable, but the layout my teens like has three bedrooms, each fitting a full- to queen-sized bed, a living room, a full kitchen, and one bathroom with a stunning marble-like shower.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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