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Trump’s sons have also helped to launch a crypto mining venture, while the president and First Lady Melania Trump have debuted their own memecoins, speculative cryptocurrencies that can skyrocket on social media hype and crash just as fast.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Two weeks later, Braun attended the Brickyard Breakfast in Indianapolis with the First Lady before flying back to Jasper on May 17.
—Whitney Downard, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
The majority of them were traveling as a group of refugees organized by United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev later sent one of Strelka’s puppies to First Lady Jackie Kennedy.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Two weeks later, Braun attended the Brickyard Breakfast in Indianapolis with the First Lady before flying back to Jasper on May 17.
—Whitney Downard, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2025
The majority of them were traveling as a group of refugees organized by United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev later sent one of Strelka’s puppies to First Lady Jackie Kennedy.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
Noun
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The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov. 2024
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My family had rented an Airbnb, and sitting on the small stove was that grand old man of stovetop coffee: the Mokapot.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appétit,
11 Mar. 2024
Noun
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That reasoning helped anchor the setting for The Paper inside the office of a newspaper with dwindling resources, a beleaguered staff, and a boss whose belief in the institution borders on the romantic.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of the city’s most venerable institutions are celebrating milestones, with the Joffrey Ballet marking its 70th anniversary — and 30 years in Chicago.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The gingkoes were stalwart fixtures that marked every milestone of our academic careers.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Colombia has huffed and puffed in recent fixtures.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“First lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20lady. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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