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Recent Examples of duchess
She was supposed to spend about 15 minutes talking to female vendors, but after eight minutes, she was rushed out, with headlines suggesting that the pregnant duchess had felt overcome by the crowds.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
One royal expert said the event offers a rare chance to see a more personal side of the duchess.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Her signature black locks falling in a soft curl, the duchess layered a white tweed blazer over a crisp pair of white slacks and a silk shirt to match.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
José Andrés has since been one of the couple's staunchest supporters, and was even a guest on the second season of the duchess’s cooking show, With Love, Meghan.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
One royal expert said the event offers a rare chance to see a more personal side of the duchess.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Her signature black locks falling in a soft curl, the duchess layered a white tweed blazer over a crisp pair of white slacks and a silk shirt to match.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
José Andrés has since been one of the couple's staunchest supporters, and was even a guest on the second season of the duchess’s cooking show, With Love, Meghan.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duchess
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The plot revolves around the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) and President Skroob (Brooks), who attempt to steal the atmosphere of the peaceful planet Druidia, only to be thwarted by the hero Lone Starr (Pullman), his sidekick Barf (John Candy), and the Druish princess Vespa (Zuniga).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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Right around that time, the Venice Film Festival saw Mamoru Hosoda’s anime epic Scarlet, in which the Danish prince became an ass-kicking Danish princess consigned to a hellish and phantasmagoric underworld.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Famous for her affection towards corgis, the future queen cuddled a Pembroke Welsh corgi in April 1940.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Adria Arjona recently joined the cast as Maxima, an alien queen who has been both an antagonist and a potential love interest for Superman in the comics.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Apr. 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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Epstein and the baroness continued corresponding into 2019, the records show.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness?—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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The marquise blue diamond creation is courtesy of his own fine jewelry house, Didris.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Season 3 of Bridgerton sees the new viscountess expecting her first child, and in the books, the pair welcome four children total: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte, and Mary.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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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 23 Apr. 2026.
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