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as in queens
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era
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as in beauties
a lovely woman
like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess
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Recent Examples of goddesses
This period also saw Husain exploring female forms, including images of Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi, sometimes in suggestive or erotic poses.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
These goddesses were no feminists.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor, EW offered fans an exclusive first look at the Golden goddesses heading to the Bachelor mansion.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
The watch itself is an obvious Easter egg, as Hera is queen of all 12 Greek gods and goddesses, while The Life of a Showgirl is her 12th studio album.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025
Lubrano readies his birds, each named after mythological gods and goddesses and living in an individual enclosure.
—Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It's sometimes used as an honor in Hindu culture and is another name for the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
The piece is part of Vasconcelos’s Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, paying homage to inspiring women.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
These goddesses were no feminists.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor, EW offered fans an exclusive first look at the Golden goddesses heading to the Bachelor mansion.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
The watch itself is an obvious Easter egg, as Hera is queen of all 12 Greek gods and goddesses, while The Life of a Showgirl is her 12th studio album.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025
Lubrano readies his birds, each named after mythological gods and goddesses and living in an individual enclosure.
—Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It's sometimes used as an honor in Hindu culture and is another name for the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
The piece is part of Vasconcelos’s Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, paying homage to inspiring women.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddesses
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The 22-year-old Australian influencer grew up in the 2010s era makeup YouTubers — when NikkieTutorials, Jaclyn Hill and Laura Lee were the reigning queens of social media — and was completely taken by their creative looks.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The results showed that hives treated with mixtures containing methyl oleate were far less likely to rear new queens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden manager, Sandra Gerdes, shares 11 leafy beauties that can take your containers well into winter.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Good luck choosing between these beauties.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the end, the magazine only mentioned the princesses in passing.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Two dead princesses set forth on a quest for true love’s kiss for a second chance at life, but there’s a catch.—
Brittany Johnson,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stained glass cookies Turn hard candies (like Jolly Ranchers¨) into works of art.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Goddesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddesses. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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