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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 photos showed Lilibet meeting Disney princesses and enjoying rides alongside family members, including Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
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ABC News, 17 May 2026
Just like last year, Lilibet had several sweet encounters with Disney princesses.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, not Charles', a royal source said last week.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
An unnamed royal source told Reuters and ABC that the princesses made the decision to skip Easter service.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
This comes after RadarOnline had recently reported that the princesses would likely end up facing some consequences from their parents’ actions, despite the fact that the royal family tried to protect them at first.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Mar. 2026
Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Foxie, 49, has since expanded her collection and now plays with hundreds of dolls, including Strawberry Shortcake, Dora the Explorer and Disney princesses.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 17 May 2026
Just like last year, Lilibet had several sweet encounters with Disney princesses.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, not Charles', a royal source said last week.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
An unnamed royal source told Reuters and ABC that the princesses made the decision to skip Easter service.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
This comes after RadarOnline had recently reported that the princesses would likely end up facing some consequences from their parents’ actions, despite the fact that the royal family tried to protect them at first.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Mar. 2026
Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Foxie, 49, has since expanded her collection and now plays with hundreds of dolls, including Strawberry Shortcake, Dora the Explorer and Disney princesses.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princesses
Noun
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Despite eating royal jelly, the queens raised in worker wax were smaller and didn’t survive as well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Accessibility The hotel has many ADA-compliant spaces, including the public entrance, guest rooms (options include a king room with a balcony, two queens, two kings with a balcony, an ocean view king with balcony, and a studio suite), registration desk, and concierge desk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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If the lineup tells you anything about what’s to come, the season is full of divas, all under one roof.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Princesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princesses. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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