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Recent Examples of dolly bird These girls were miles apart from the dolly birds and English roses across the channel. Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023 Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019 The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called. Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018 She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly bird
Noun
  • In 2005, the queen appointed Major a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then there is Savy Jackson as Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In life, Cleopatra was closely associated with the goddess Isis, given that ancient Egyptians considered royal figures to be extensions of deities.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The beauty calendar is marked by several tentpoles.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The magnetic Halley showcases her star power and charisma not in a musical setting, but as a literal beauty queen.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Dolly bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly%20bird. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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