as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens
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Recent Examples of princess
The princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, shared the news of the new pregnancy with an Instagram post featuring their sons, August (aged 5), and Ernest (aged 2), holding a sonogram.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026
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
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
The warrior princess look was rampant: Serena Williams’ Marc Jacobs metal mini was ready for battle, while Odessa D’Azion must be angling for a superhero movie with that oddball Valentino corset and cape.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026
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
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
The warrior princess look was rampant: Serena Williams’ Marc Jacobs metal mini was ready for battle, while Odessa D’Azion must be angling for a superhero movie with that oddball Valentino corset and cape.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princess
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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So away from the stage, gun in hand, flesh bared before her for inking, what does this darkwave diva click play on?—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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One even has a Princess Donut tattoo, an ode to Dinniman’s feline diva character.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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“Princess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princess. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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