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
Overseen by judges Heidi Klum, Christian Siriano, Nina Garcia, and Law Roach, the episode 1 challenge split the designers into two teams, with one creating a collection of looks inspired by Disney princesses, and the other modeling their designs after Disney villains.
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EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The driver of the vehicle, Ball, began firing shots — injuring both Anne’s chauffeur, Alex Callender, and private detective, James Beaton — before climbing in the front seat and ordering the princess to get out before he was stopped by a passerby.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The princess attended the match alongside her father, Prince William.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
At the age of seven, the princess stole the show when she was spotted making several funny faces among laughing spectators.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
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EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The driver of the vehicle, Ball, began firing shots — injuring both Anne’s chauffeur, Alex Callender, and private detective, James Beaton — before climbing in the front seat and ordering the princess to get out before he was stopped by a passerby.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The princess attended the match alongside her father, Prince William.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
At the age of seven, the princess stole the show when she was spotted making several funny faces among laughing spectators.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 July 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
Noun
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Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Best known for her long-running role as the debauched, aging fashion victim Patsy Stone in the era-defining ’90s British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, Lumley turns the diva dial to 11 as Morticia’s mortuary-mogul mother, Hester Frump.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Princess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princess. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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