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as in beautifulness
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
the beauty of the landscape along the coast was enough to take your breath away
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as in goddess
an attractive woman
The famous ancient sculpture of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt depicts her as a regal beauty.
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as in dream
something very good of its kind
that fish is a beauty
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Recent Examples of beauty
One is carried along by that voice, which is soothingly smooth, and arresting in its beauty.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Send Vogue’s senior beauty & wellness editor an email at beauty@vogue.com.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 14 July 2025
There’s a rare beauty in waking up to the reddish-orange glow of the morning sun over lush vineyards after a good night’s sleep under a twinkling night sky.
—Rafael Peña, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Condado Vanderbilt has ruled over the sands of Condado for more than a century, embodying all the elegance and beauty of a property that once welcomed the likes of the John F. Kennedy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Send Vogue’s senior beauty & wellness editor an email at beauty@vogue.com.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 14 July 2025
There’s a rare beauty in waking up to the reddish-orange glow of the morning sun over lush vineyards after a good night’s sleep under a twinkling night sky.
—Rafael Peña, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Condado Vanderbilt has ruled over the sands of Condado for more than a century, embodying all the elegance and beauty of a property that once welcomed the likes of the John F. Kennedy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beauty
Noun
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In 1997, the blue-eyed, red-haired goddess accented her look with gold shimmer, a headdress, and defined contour.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Or fish — quickly marinated in a light soy-garlic sauce or simply brushed with olive oil and served with an herb-y sauce (a chimichurri for example, or a green goddess).—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
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For us, the dream meal starts with their heirloom tomato gazpacho, a pitch-perfect pairing of sweet and tangy.—
Constance Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The return of the Commanders has been a dream for tens of thousands of fans and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who led the effort to bring the team back, working with team owner Josh Harris and his executive staff for more than a year and beating proposals from Maryland and Virginia.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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Tourists and locals in Oahu, Hawaii, are once again able to view an ancient marvel.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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These are engineering marvels, as almost all of them are made using just regular 2×4 dimensional lumber.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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Neapolis Archeological Park is full of ancient wonders, including a Greek theater dating back to the third century B.C.E., a Roman amphitheater, and the Ear of Dionysius, a massive limestone cave carved into the hill.—
Michele Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Turning last night’s dinner into today's lunch works wonders for Maia Neumann of @yumboxlunch.—
Laney Crawley,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Just barefoot elegance, ocean breezes, and the luxury of time standing still.—
South Seas Island Resort,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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Kate Spade's Deco Pebbled Leather Crossbody Tote in Sweet Cream is chic, versatile, and perfect for everyday elegance.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
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This isn't necessarily surprising, as some pop-cultural phenomenons have had generation-spanning appeal before.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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All-encompassing graft has turned a strong but unspectacular young player, who at one stage seemed good enough only for the Swedish first division, into a goal-scoring phenomenon at the top level of the club game.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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Reinhart, who scored the game-winner in Game 7 of the Cup Final last year, opened scoring 4:36 with a beaut of an individual effort.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Check out this sliding beaut: Crawford’s skeptics, however, will point to an elevated ground-ball rate (63.8%) and his next-to-nil power (only one home run) as reasons to leave him in the minors.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beauty. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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