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as in divas
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 goddesses
a lovely 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 queens
Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The queens went on stage one by one, giving their best stadium-level performances.
—Cherry Jaymes, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Like wasps and bees, ants are social and live in a colony with one or more queens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Over the course of her career, Maika Monroe has emerged as one of our most reliable modern scream queens.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Or how the kings and queens of Hawaii played Kōnane with their generals to hone their battle strategy.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Drag queens will also play a central role this Halloween season at Six Flags sister park Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
MomTok came out to show their support for their favorite dancing queens!
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Kings and queens came to see her dance.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The queens went on stage one by one, giving their best stadium-level performances.
—Cherry Jaymes, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Like wasps and bees, ants are social and live in a colony with one or more queens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Over the course of her career, Maika Monroe has emerged as one of our most reliable modern scream queens.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Or how the kings and queens of Hawaii played Kōnane with their generals to hone their battle strategy.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Drag queens will also play a central role this Halloween season at Six Flags sister park Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
MomTok came out to show their support for their favorite dancing queens!
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Kings and queens came to see her dance.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queens
Noun
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The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These goddesses were no feminists.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the season 2 premiere of The Golden Bachelor, EW offered fans an exclusive first look at the Golden goddesses heading to the Bachelor mansion.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Don Quixote is about refusing to see the world in its actual grubby reality; to rather gild it in the beauties of our own invention.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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These beauties are smaller, with the foliage growing about 12 inches tall and the flowers extending above.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Guest relations can stage in-room picnics and birthday set-ups, complete with cake, cookies, and decorations.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Sep. 2025
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All the cookies, cakes, and other add-ins are baked by hand and then put into the ice cream.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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