mademoiselle

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Recent Examples of mademoiselle Doja also matches the vibe of a mademoiselle while putting her French to the test and posing for photos in front of the Eiffel Tower. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mademoiselle
Noun
  • Two years after starring with Polly James as single roommates on the first season of the Liverpool-set The Liver Birds, Collins in 1971 was hired for ITV’s Upstairs, Downstairs to portray the maid Sarah, who at one point leaves Eaton Place to become a singer at a music hall, only to return.
    Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Jessica Barden will play the actress Nance O’Neill, who was Lizzie’s friend, and Vicky Krieps will star the Borden family’s maid, Bridget Sullivan.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Star Seeker’s maiden season includes departures through Central America, Alaska, and Japan.
    Stacey Zable, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Civil Liberty was the only maiden in the field and was listed at 30-1 on the morning line.
    Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, the story — about an emotionally unstable governess (Deborah Kerr) who becomes convinced that there’s something very wrong with her young charges — has inspired multiple films and TV series, including Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His father worked as a janitor and mother a governess.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The original madam of all madams.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The story centers on a high-end D.C. madam who goes into witness protection and flees to Maine with her daughter; Gillen will reportedly play business exec Carl Milliken III.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both boys and girls soccer have won state titles, with the former already claiming two and in the running for a third this fall.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Each year, the parade organization invites all military, veteran and civic organizations, as well as many universities, high schools, junior high schools, youth groups throughout the Treasure Valley and encourage marching bands, floats, boys and girl scout units to participate.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t be frightened, though, fans; The Parent Trap gal is still in the competition!
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Get these gals to Lake Tahoe or something.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Mademoiselle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mademoiselle. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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