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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
Her illustrious career saw her play politicians, mothers and queens.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The results showed that hives treated with mixtures containing methyl oleate were far less likely to rear new queens.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The thieves got away with a total of eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Ohio Renaissance Festival final weekend Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled at Ohio Renaissance Festival.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
With her twin sisters occasionally joining her as dancing queens and her sister-in-attitude DJ Miss Milan (aka The Fairy VibeMother) rocking the turntables and performing as a rap foil, Doechii blasted through a 24-song set that rarely came up for air.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The Duffers push in quickly and dramatically on a tight shot of her face, in a style that evokes horror movie scream queens.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed with power tools, a crane lift and a plan straight out of a heist movie, four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
High above Rio de Janeiro's coastline, he was given the keys to the city by Mayor Eduardo Paes — an honor usually reserved for the kings and queens of the famous carnival.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
The results showed that hives treated with mixtures containing methyl oleate were far less likely to rear new queens.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The thieves got away with a total of eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Ohio Renaissance Festival final weekend Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled at Ohio Renaissance Festival.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
With her twin sisters occasionally joining her as dancing queens and her sister-in-attitude DJ Miss Milan (aka The Fairy VibeMother) rocking the turntables and performing as a rap foil, Doechii blasted through a 24-song set that rarely came up for air.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The Duffers push in quickly and dramatically on a tight shot of her face, in a style that evokes horror movie scream queens.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Armed with power tools, a crane lift and a plan straight out of a heist movie, four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 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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This period also saw Husain exploring female forms, including images of Hindu goddesses like Durga and Lakshmi, sometimes in suggestive or erotic poses.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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These goddesses were no feminists.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There have been multiple reports confirming the two will keep their royal titles, remaining princesses, and will still be styled as Her Royal Highness.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the end, the magazine only mentioned the princesses in passing.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Give me rather fair Nature’s beauties shed abroad to my view, and ‘twill lend a charm to everything.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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An anonymous browser or Chrome’s Incognito mode will have no cookies, which can sometimes yield a better price.—
Jade Moyano,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 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,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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