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Recent Examples of duchess
Maines worked in conjunction with Method Communications, the outside firm retained to support Meghan and Harry's communications efforts, and largely handled the duchess' public relations work.
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Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The duchess also remains estranged from her siblings, who have repeatedly spoken negatively about her in the press.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Meghan's spokesperson confirmed a letter from the duchess has now been delivered to him at his hospital bed in Cebu and the aide also took a swipe at the newspaper at the same time.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The youngest and most elegant Mitford, Deborah, steered largely clear of global affairs and became a duchess.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The duchess also remains estranged from her siblings, who have repeatedly spoken negatively about her in the press.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Meghan's spokesperson confirmed a letter from the duchess has now been delivered to him at his hospital bed in Cebu and the aide also took a swipe at the newspaper at the same time.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The youngest and most elegant Mitford, Deborah, steered largely clear of global affairs and became a duchess.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duchess
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Next time a wintry mix or your cozy layers take a toll on your perfect blowout, remind yourself that even princesses can relate—and copy Middleton’s stylish way to adapt.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2026
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The cutesy, docile creature that’s associated with Disney princesses and scenic woodland whimsy is inspiring the latest nail art trend.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were so many senior royals still on the roster (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor among them), that Prince Edward and Sophie, countess of Wessex (now the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh) were relatively minor public figures and had yet to see their profiles bloom.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Julie Delpy played a version of Báthory in 2009 feature The Countess; Anna Friel in the 2008 historical drama Bathory, and Maria Kalinina in the 2006 slasher horror Stay Alive, in which the spirit of the blood countess haunts a survival video game.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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Soundman Loch Townsend coolly exposed the film and handed the reel to the queen’s panicking press secretary, who took it with relief.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose a deluxe cabin for the full crew, which comes with either two queen beds or a queen bed and a pull-out sofa, sleeping up to four people.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
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Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.—
Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness?—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Redford plays Denys, a big game hunter in Out of Africa, while Streep plays Karen, a baroness.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In one shot, he could be seen placing the ring — with a marquise-diamond centered on a thick gold band — on her finger.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 June 2023
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Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Duchess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duchess. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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