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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
  • All of these prices reflect standard/queen sizes, however, the options in this guide come in king sizes too.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Like bees, wasps, and other ants, carpenter ants are social and live in a colony with a single queen and thousands of workers.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Diwali celebrations begin by devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess' arrival, the National Museum of Asian Art noted.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Diwali celebrations begin with devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess's arrival, according to the Smithsonian.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The beauty mogul and mom of two shared the sad news on Instagram with an emotional tribute to the dog, complete with a carousel of photos of Norman through the years.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Max Joseph would eventually bow out and the show was cohosted by a rotating panel of personalities in 2018, but would ultimately be replaced by former beauty queen and television personality Kamie Crawford.
    Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Joining the cast this season are former model and beauty queen Charley Manley and Shep’s friend Whitner Slagsvol.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Dolly bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly%20bird. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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