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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
Dancing on Ice stars and 1984 Gold medalists Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were made a dame and knight respectively for their charity work too.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
McKnight often plays the role of the dame, dressing up in drag.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
Best Hotels & Resorts Sina Brufani The city’s grand dame, Sina Brufani, was established in 1884, and staying there feels like stepping into a time capsule.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
And over at The Dusty Bookshelf, there was Dinah, who reigned as the grand dame of Lawrence’s literary cats.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
McKnight often plays the role of the dame, dressing up in drag.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
Best Hotels & Resorts Sina Brufani The city’s grand dame, Sina Brufani, was established in 1884, and staying there feels like stepping into a time capsule.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
And over at The Dusty Bookshelf, there was Dinah, who reigned as the grand dame of Lawrence’s literary cats.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 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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The open-air environment was eventually covered by a wooden bathhouse in the mid-1820s, followed by the construction of a bathing structure for ladies 50 years later.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Flanked by a phalanx of security personnel, Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and their children have now arrived at the arena to watch this morning's ice dancing competition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone's favorite gossip, Adjoa Andoh will return as Lady Danbury, the town's societal matron and unofficial matchmaker.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The style, penned by legendary jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s, has grown from a society matron’s must-have to an intelligent gentleman’s accessory.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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She is called the queen of Cortina, and the Olympia delle Tofana is a course that had always suited Vonn.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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With 89 total rooms, options range from deluxe king rooms to double queens—both featuring accessible mobility and hearing options—as well as a family-style room with multiple semi-private sleeping areas for those traveling in a group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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There were so many senior royals still on the roster (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor among them), that Prince Edward and Sophie, countess of Wessex (now the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh) were relatively minor public figures and had yet to see their profiles bloom.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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