as in courtesan
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Noun
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Her character in the show, set in feudal Japan, is the highest-ranking courtesan in Izu, who is skilled in ways known only to the select few men who can afford her.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 May 2025 -
Think of the many historical instances of artificially easy companionship for powerful men, all the geisha and the courtesans.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On the hunt for the key to a country music lover’s heart?—
Ramal Nasim
July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Beach lovers should check out Britannia Beach and then continue to drive north towards Sea to Sky Gondola.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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To this day, she’s drawn to the bruise of blue that belies the kittenish blush, the tension between the girl next door and the demimondaine, who are not so far apart, who may even be one.—
Susan Dominus Photographs by Joshua Kissi Styled by Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs by Collier Schorr Styled by Jay Massacret Megan O’Grady Portrait by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs by Tina Barney,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2021
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The object of Christian’s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine, almost past her prime and riddled with consumption.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
25 July 2019
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Unlike their relatively simple origin in the comic—a brilliant scientist, his best friend, his girlfriend and her kid brother go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays—the creation of the Fantastic Four title is shrouded in mystery, controversy, and litigation.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Matos’ girlfriend and some family members are with him in the hospital.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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Her realization about market demand came through organic conversations with other women facing similar health challenges.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Unlike her male contemporaries who dominated this genre, de Lempicka put a different spin on the female body and empowered female audiences to gaze upon other women with desire.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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Byron’s paramour, Kristin Cabot, who was the company’s chief people officer, has been placed on leave.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Thorne-Smith began dating her on-screen paramour Andrew Shue shortly after the series premiered in 1992.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 June 2025
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“Demirep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demirep. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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