as in dowager
a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority
the matron firmly ordered the rowdy little boys back to their seats
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Recent Examples of matron
Madam Poppy Pomfrey played a vital role in the lives of Hogwarts students as a matron, who nursed the sick and injured.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.
—Liza Tully, People.com, 6 July 2025
Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Kidman’s been on a run of playing overachieving matrons lately, in roles from Big Little Lies to the upcoming The Perfect Couple.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.
—Liza Tully, People.com, 6 July 2025
Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.
—Cynthia Tully, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Kidman’s been on a run of playing overachieving matrons lately, in roles from Big Little Lies to the upcoming The Perfect Couple.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matron
dowager
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The show’s underpinned by the differences in character and country of Lady Cora and her formidable mother-in-law, the dowager Countess Violet Crawley, played by the equally formidable and much missed Dame Maggie Smith.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Matron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matron. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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