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Recent Examples of grande dame
Grand Hotel Parker’s Naples’ historic grande dame occupies a privileged position on a hill in the elegant Chiaia neighborhood, with sweeping views of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius in the distance.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
Historical grande dames don’t seem to be her forte.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Base yourself closer to the airport in the island’s south at Coco Reef Resort & Spa, Tobago’s grande dame oceanfront resort.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
Historical grande dames don’t seem to be her forte.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Base yourself closer to the airport in the island’s south at Coco Reef Resort & Spa, Tobago’s grande dame oceanfront resort.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grande dame
Noun
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The show’s underpinned by the differences in character and country of Lady Cora and her formidable mother-in-law, the dowager Countess Violet Crawley, played by the equally formidable and much missed Dame Maggie Smith.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everyone's favorite gossip, Adjoa Andoh will return as Lady Danbury, the town's societal matron and unofficial matchmaker.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The style, penned by legendary jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s, has grown from a society matron’s must-have to an intelligent gentleman’s accessory.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cody Powers said that his mother wore State Farm sweatshirts and T-shirts and entered every promotion the company offered.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Grande dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grande%20dame. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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