as in ladies
a woman of high birth or social position
traditionally, noblewomen—whether they are titled or not—have served as great patronesses of the arts
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Noun
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The three ladies are at Joes for the Fighting Illini every year since 2001, when the friends were fresh out of college.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The film also features performances from Emma Chamberlain as traumatized former employee/cultist Pickle and Gabrielle Union as store manager Sharon, who’s been hired to keep the ladies in line after a tragedy recently struck the store.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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My avocado toast arrived on cue as one of the queens executed a split with Broadway-level precision, inches from my table, and the room erupted into applause and screams of delight.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Both of these queens have been bottom feeders throughout the competition, but there’s still no competition.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Noblewomen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noblewomen. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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