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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
Prince William and Crown Prince Hussein are both heirs to their country's thrones, meaning their wives are both destined to be queens one day.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
These ladies are the queens of turning football jerseys into fashion and making the sidelines a bona fide runway.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
There’s a reason why kings and queens only used linen.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Age is experience at Miss Universe In 2023 the Miss Universe pageant changed its rules to broaden the range of contestants, allowing new queens to be mothers and removing strict age limits.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Each night brings three queens, which sees Minti Varieties, whose legal name is MarShawn Burnett, perform Friday and Jadoré Aimee, whose legal name is Roman Lucas, perform Saturday.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Congratulations to Roman on raising two successful queens!
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
These ladies are the queens of turning football jerseys into fashion and making the sidelines a bona fide runway.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
There’s a reason why kings and queens only used linen.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Age is experience at Miss Universe In 2023 the Miss Universe pageant changed its rules to broaden the range of contestants, allowing new queens to be mothers and removing strict age limits.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Each night brings three queens, which sees Minti Varieties, whose legal name is MarShawn Burnett, perform Friday and Jadoré Aimee, whose legal name is Roman Lucas, perform Saturday.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Congratulations to Roman on raising two successful queens!
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 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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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
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Now, the princesses are raising families of their own.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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His daughters remain princesses.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Laneige Water Sleeping Mask Laneige became a household name thanks to its lip sleeping mask, but this overnight cream is no slack with the beauties either.—
Shalwah Evans,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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One of the all-time beauties of film, with acting chops.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Food companies responded by developing fat-free cookies like SnackWell’s, which flew off supermarket shelves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 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.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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