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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
The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Will Croxton,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
British kings and queens are legally exempt from filling out reporting forms, but some have voluntarily paid taxes since the 19th century.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
Princess Ariane and Princess Eléonore occupy similar positions as the youngest children of a monarch and the younger siblings of future queens.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Down Under vs the World is the third vs the World spinoff for the franchise, following in the footsteps of the British and Canadian-set vs the World shows, which bring queens from around the globe to compete against one another.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hanging realistic decoy nests in spring can sometimes discourage new queens from establishing nests nearby.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
The queens star in Adam Shankman's Stop!
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
British kings and queens are legally exempt from filling out reporting forms, but some have voluntarily paid taxes since the 19th century.
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
24 June 2026
Princess Ariane and Princess Eléonore occupy similar positions as the youngest children of a monarch and the younger siblings of future queens.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Down Under vs the World is the third vs the World spinoff for the franchise, following in the footsteps of the British and Canadian-set vs the World shows, which bring queens from around the globe to compete against one another.
—
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Hanging realistic decoy nests in spring can sometimes discourage new queens from establishing nests nearby.
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 June 2026
Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
The queens star in Adam Shankman's Stop!
—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queens
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And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
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Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.
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The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds.
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Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Packard and others adorned their cars with rockets, birds, goddesses, jets and other chrome sculptures that looked magnificent in a showroom but considerably less charming in a pedestrian impact.
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Some have come to believe that the three women in the fountain represent three Purépecha princesses of legend, Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari.
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Move over, Barbie Dreamhouse — kids ages 6 and up will spend hours playing as the Disney princesses with this Lego castle set.
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Cotton Candy Grapes These high-sugar green beauties really do taste like cotton candy.
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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.
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Sundae Shoppe Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches Sundae Shoppe Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches combine creamy lemon ice cream with soft cookies for a citrusy twist on a classic dessert.
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Well, James organized a Halloween party later that year that included decorations referencing the comeback from 3-1 down, and tombstone cookies with Curry and Klay Thompson’s names on them.
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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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