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Recent Examples of doyen Over the decades, this grand doyen of LGBTQ+ literature, a member of the famed Violet Quill gay men’s writing group, would be a source of advice and support. Michael T. Luongo july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025 Or so sportscar journalism doyen Gary Watkins says, anyway. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The newcomers to their abode are Jerry, a hunky Mormon flight attendant (Bomer), and Arthur, a haughty fashion doyen recently fired from Vogue (Graham). Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 Theatre doyen and Lightroom founder Nicholas Hytner addressed the crowd assembled for the premiere of Inventing the Runway in King’s Cross on Thursday night, flanked by Anna Wintour, Mark Guiducci, Chioma Nnadi, and Cate Blanchett, who narrates the 50-minute exhibition. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for doyen
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Noun
  • The veteran safety, one of only two first-string defensive backs to start and finish the game Sunday, sat alone in his locker still draped in nearly all his game attire, minus the jersey and shoulder pads.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The veteran forward brought his family to live with him in Miami and dedicated the second half of his summer to getting acclimated to the area.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The video went viral, triggering backlash from Republican lawmakers who called for McCoul to be fired and praised the fact that the school also demoted the College of Arts and Science’s dean and revoked administrative duties from a department head.
    Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Clemens also claims in his suit that school dean Jed Atkins was using the messaging app Signal, known for end-to-end encryption for messages and calls and disappearing messages, to communicate with members of the board.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seek wisdom from mentors, elders, or even the younger version of yourself who still believed in magic.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When personalities from within the game — sports directors, coaches, journalists, esteemed elders — appear on programming adjacent to the Bundesliga or the national team (Sport1’s Doppelpass, for instance), strong opinions and disagreements are par for the course.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Doyen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doyen. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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