huntress

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Recent Examples of huntress Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025 In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Striking six-foot-tall huntress Haley Fitzgerald of Spruced Plume hunts to eat. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for huntress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huntress
Noun
  • Djena’s father, who had the title of chief hunter in the town, was a loyal aide to Marcel Cros, a senior official in the government of Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea’s first President.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • These include former England, United and Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham, who has become the first British billionaire sportsman.
    Sam Joseph, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Acquiring sports teams and land For much of his life a partying roustabout who wooed beautiful women with a roguish charm, the lean, mustachioed sportsman married three times.
    David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed amongst the stars, securing his place in heroic tales for all time.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Though who’s the better huntsman may never be known, the two have specialized in tracking down quarterbacks and running backs for the Cavs.
    Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

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“Huntress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huntress. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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