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Recent Examples of damsel
But the damsel isn’t in distress, the monster isn’t so bad, and some raunchy jokes may go over kids’ heads (but will likely delight parents).
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Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
In the Terminator films, Hamilton played heroine Sarah Connor, a damsel in distress who becomes a hard-ass warrior.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
Infiniti’s portrayal of Willa has drawn praise for subverting the trope of the damsel in distress, instead becoming her very own heroine in the tale.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
In the Terminator films, Hamilton played heroine Sarah Connor, a damsel in distress who becomes a hard-ass warrior.
—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
Infiniti’s portrayal of Willa has drawn praise for subverting the trope of the damsel in distress, instead becoming her very own heroine in the tale.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damsel
Noun
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One girl, identified only as SH, was about 14 years old when Vander Meer allegedly began grooming her with gifts, special attention and knee touches and hugs in 2002.
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The two girls, who were both 17, were taken to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead a short time later.
Noun
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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Across two stints, Magnussen made 185 starts in Formula One and raced for McLaren, Renault and Haas, recording a career-best runner-up finish in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix — his maiden start in F1.
Noun
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The late Taylor Bradford’s book details the decades-long story of Emma Harte, a Yorkshire maid who becomes a business mogul.
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In another, a Pullman maid is bent over, hard at work, with her hair swept back into a ponytail, her gaze pointed downward and focused on the task at hand.
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsel. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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