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Recent Examples of marchesa
Does that would-be contessa or marchesa have to share a sentence with a human tongue twister?
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New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marchesa
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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There were so many senior royals still on the roster (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor among them), that Prince Edward and Sophie, countess of Wessex (now the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh) were relatively minor public figures and had yet to see their profiles bloom.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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The former duchess reportedly owed Johnny O’Sullivan a little under £100,000, which Epstein helped her settle after her bankruptcy in 2010.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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The ex-duchess, who divorced Andrew in 1996, continued living with him at the property.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The inspiration was Mongolian ice princess.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other top ring shapes include emerald (8 percent), princess (8 percent), pear/teardrop (8 percent), and marquise (8 percent).—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ever wanted to be a baron or a baroness?—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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Redford plays Denys, a big game hunter in Out of Africa, while Streep plays Karen, a baroness.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The amber bauble, worth a staggering $87,000, is also adorned with marquise-cut diamonds and features an 18kt gold and platinum setting.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Other top ring shapes include emerald (8 percent), princess (8 percent), pear/teardrop (8 percent), and marquise (8 percent).—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Who are the queens of the stomp?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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Out on the wily, windy moors, a new box office queen was crowned!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
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Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.—
Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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Season 3 of Bridgerton sees the new viscountess expecting her first child, and in the books, the pair welcome four children total: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte, and Mary.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Marchesa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marchesa. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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