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Recent Examples of marquise
After the Great War ended, the marquise passed away, and her children’s visits to Cannes became fewer and fewer.
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The Substance star wore a between-the-finger-ring, which had three marquise diamonds.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Also on offer is an Art Deco bracelet from 1925 that includes rectangular and square step-cut emeralds, as well as marquise, rectangular, square, old, and single-cut stones.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The Substance star wore a between-the-finger-ring, which had three marquise diamonds.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquise
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du RĂ©giment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The heir to the British throne and the duchess of Wales married on April 29, 2011, in London and are parents to Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du RĂ©giment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Number one pick Azzi Fudd (the reigning people’s princess of women’s basketball) glided her way through the night in three different looks and officially joined the Dallas Wings, the team that her partner, Paige Bueckers, also happens to play for, in a delightful twist.—
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The princess first wore yesterday’s suit for a charity engagement in east London in 2023, and again for an audience with Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein in 2025.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Streep starred as a Danish baroness who falls in love with a big-game hunter, played by Redford, while running a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya in the epic romantic drama.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Epstein and the baroness continued corresponding into 2019, the records show.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition to being, generally speaking, one of the greatest novelists of our time, Louise Erdrich is, more specifically, the reigning queen of the literary fart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Kelly Clarkson has certainly earned her place as the queen of daytime talk shows, thanks to her standout guests and engaging conversations.—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 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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Does that would-be contessa or marchesa have to share a sentence with a human tongue twister?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Marquise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marquise. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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