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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duenna
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Coming from humbler circumstances than Hedda, who is a general’s daughter, Thea previously worked as a governess before marrying her employer, a widower two decades her senior.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Like Jane Eyre—a governess who fell for her affluent employer—Woodley’s character, a young single mother, is a broke outsider in an exclusive community.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Doja also matches the vibe of a mademoiselle while putting her French to the test and posing for photos in front of the Eiffel Tower.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
20 Aug. 2025
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These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.—
Kerry Lester Kasper,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.—
Brooklyn White,
Essence,
30 Nov. 2022
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“Duenna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duenna. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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