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Wearing a custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown, the heavily embellished dress featured a black velvet Bardot neckline — and nearly out-sparkled her marquise engagement ring.
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Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
Blanco appears to have popped the question on some kind of sound stage, based on the pictures of Gomez showing off her new marquise diamond beside a Taco Bell picnic.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
In her post, the Only Murders in the Building star shared photos of her stunning marquise-cut engagement ring, as well as a photo of Blanco kissing her on the cheek.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
Try this beautiful set, $94 at Macy’s, that is adorned with well over 50 sparkling cubic zirconias in round and marquise shapes for an elegant look.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2024
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Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
Blanco appears to have popped the question on some kind of sound stage, based on the pictures of Gomez showing off her new marquise diamond beside a Taco Bell picnic.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
In her post, the Only Murders in the Building star shared photos of her stunning marquise-cut engagement ring, as well as a photo of Blanco kissing her on the cheek.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
Try this beautiful set, $94 at Macy’s, that is adorned with well over 50 sparkling cubic zirconias in round and marquise shapes for an elegant look.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquise
Noun
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Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The duchess, who had three children and 10 grandchildren, was also passionate about music.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fans will know that one big casting announcement looms large as the otherworldly princess of space Rosalina will be integral to a movie based on Galaxy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Diana counted Monckton, now a baroness, among her closest friends and was godmother to one of her daughters.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 June 2023
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At the request of Les Modes, a French fashion magazine, Boldini’s painting of the marchesa was exhibited at the couturier Jacques Doucet’s fashion house in Paris, with his creations displayed around it.—
CATH POUND,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2018
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“Marquise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquise. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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