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as in diva
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
During the years that she was queen of the figure skating world, the endorsement offers poured in.
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as in goddess
an attractive woman
Most men might not look at her twice, but in her lover's eyes she's a queen.
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Recent Examples of queen
Mary named one of her daughters Salome, after the Hasmonean mother queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled the country from 76 to 67 BC and was married, successively, to both sons of John Hyrcanus, the son of Simon the Maccabee.
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Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Mirojnick said the production team wanted to make the movie aspirational for young, ambitious showgirls, elevating Nomi above the tackiness of ‘90s Vegas to become the figurative queen of the Strip.
—CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Britain, though, has real kings and queens.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Pride Parade, which caps the event, takes place on Sunday; in 2024, more than 200 organizations and businesses participated, including a set of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Mirojnick said the production team wanted to make the movie aspirational for young, ambitious showgirls, elevating Nomi above the tackiness of ‘90s Vegas to become the figurative queen of the Strip.
—CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Britain, though, has real kings and queens.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The Pride Parade, which caps the event, takes place on Sunday; in 2024, more than 200 organizations and businesses participated, including a set of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queen
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Beyoncé only fueled this idea by dressing as funk-rock diva Betty Davis for Halloween.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first of them involved Meyers playing one note of a song by a famous diva that Yang and Rogers would have to identify.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Then there is Savy Jackson as Aphrodite, the goddess of love.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025
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In life, Cleopatra was closely associated with the goddess Isis, given that ancient Egyptians considered royal figures to be extensions of deities.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere in the interview, the princess reflected on her parenting, but refused to delve into her children’s personal lives, particularly her daughter Caroline’s 1980 divorce from Philippe Junot.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Johnson was honored at the Zurich Film Festival last night wearing a cobalt Gucci princess gown, her latest lesson in sheer dressing.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake nterrupted the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 beauty pageant in Cebu City, Philippines.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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So just remember that honesty isn’t necessarily about blurting out whatever judgment is on your mind—or holding someone else to your own standards about beauty.—
Miriam Kirmayer,
SELF,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Queen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queen. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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