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
Queens, princesses and empresses were expected to provide an heir, play a surface-level role in the monarchy and rely on appearance over perhaps anything else.
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The next prince—or princess—of Bel Air could very well be you.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
Sunrise Dress as your favorite prince or princess for the Royal Egg Hunt at 10:30 a.m.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The princess, who has served as joint president of the UK’s Scouts association since 2020, wore the ensemble for her walk with a group of Scouts aged between 10 and 15 near the shores of Lake Windermere in northwest England.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The next prince—or princess—of Bel Air could very well be you.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
Sunrise Dress as your favorite prince or princess for the Royal Egg Hunt at 10:30 a.m.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The princess, who has served as joint president of the UK’s Scouts association since 2020, wore the ensemble for her walk with a group of Scouts aged between 10 and 15 near the shores of Lake Windermere in northwest England.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princess
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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Now, the 16-time Grammy winner is adding a doe-eyed cartoon pinup to his inimitable list of divas.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is the shadow side of what can happen to a Leo diva when no one is around to play their games continuously.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Princess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princess. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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