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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
Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Companies such as Turn Me Royal have capitalized on the trend, offering customers the chance to upload a photo and transform it into a customized portrait styled in the fashion of kings, queens, or military leaders of the past.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While the queens get ready to hibernate, the wasps that stay behind are working hard to feed themselves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Me and some of our fabulous queens from Down Under joining me?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
After Pearl’s voice memo played, both Trixie and Katya jumped in to support Pearl and admonish people who attack queens for decisions made on the show.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
Ramona Rodeo queens held their own contest at the block party.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Other queens competing include Ginger Minj, Irene the Alien, Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Nicole Paige Brooks, Olivia Lux, Phoenix, and Tina Burner.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Companies such as Turn Me Royal have capitalized on the trend, offering customers the chance to upload a photo and transform it into a customized portrait styled in the fashion of kings, queens, or military leaders of the past.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
While the queens get ready to hibernate, the wasps that stay behind are working hard to feed themselves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Me and some of our fabulous queens from Down Under joining me?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
After Pearl’s voice memo played, both Trixie and Katya jumped in to support Pearl and admonish people who attack queens for decisions made on the show.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
Ramona Rodeo queens held their own contest at the block party.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Other queens competing include Ginger Minj, Irene the Alien, Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Nicole Paige Brooks, Olivia Lux, Phoenix, and Tina Burner.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queens
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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
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It's sometimes used as an honor in Hindu culture and is another name for the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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Best of all, society member experts will be on hand to provide valuable tips on caring for the tropical beauties.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sorrentino has made some beauties in his career.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Take advantage of the deal, grab your roomies, and head to Costco to stock up on tailgating snacks, frozen entrees, salad kits, customer favorites, and sharing-sized chips, cookies, and cereal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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