princesses

plural of princess
as in queens
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 princesses The young princesses were on hand to welcome the Spanish team to a royal reception after their return home. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Their soft tissue powderized ages ago, and some bones are now missing, including all of the princesses’ skulls. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026 One change allows princesses to stay in the imperial family after marrying commoners. Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 July 2026 The changes also allow princesses to retain their royal status after marrying commoners. James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands. Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The movies take a backseat here as the princesses themselves take center stage. Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Some have come to believe that the three women in the fountain represent three Purépecha princesses of legend, Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari. Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 The two princesses are as close as ever, if their interactions at June 13’s Trooping the Colour are any indication. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princesses
Noun
  • One of those challenges that queens do get to banter with Ru is the Snatch Game.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Necklaces and jewelry owned by other French queens, including Empress Marie Louise, Marie-Amélie, and Hortense Bonaparte, were also taken.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026

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