as in girl
a young unmarried woman
knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
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Recent Examples of damsel
A little over a decade ago, actresses in these kind of movies were handcuffed to the role of the damsel in distress.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Not for one second does Lepard’s script reduce Zephyr to a mere damsel in distress.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
Sittin there trapped in a tower like the damsel that failed.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
And Matt Murdock can’t be a damsel in distress or anything close to it for too long.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Not for one second does Lepard’s script reduce Zephyr to a mere damsel in distress.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
Sittin there trapped in a tower like the damsel that failed.
—Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
And Matt Murdock can’t be a damsel in distress or anything close to it for too long.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damsel
Noun
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Loveland FoundationProvides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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