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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies-in-waiting
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Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.
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Lots typically open three to four hours before the event, and attendants direct drivers to the next available spot.
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Everyone from groundskeepers to gym attendants greeted guests and were helpful if needed.
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The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.
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The two housekeepers denied having such a conversation with Brown, noting language differences would have made such a discussion unlikely.
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Avila alleged in her lawsuit that she and sister Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana.
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