as in girls
a young unmarried woman
knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
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Recent Examples of damsels
Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damsels
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The lawsuit alleges that DSHS had licensed Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp at the edge of the Guadalupe River, despite the camp not having an evacuation plan as required by the state and camp safety rules.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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There were eight victims — seven girls and one boy.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Damsels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsels. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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