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Recent Examples of doyenne
For old-school glamour, doyennes and their daughters flock to fashion designer Dennis Basso.
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Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
Just call Jennifer Lopez the doyenne of double-sided tape!
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Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
And who better to put a contemporary spin on infested architecture than Rachel Harrison, the doyenne of angsty, millennial horror fiction.
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Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doyenne
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.
—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
Just call Jennifer Lopez the doyenne of double-sided tape!
—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
And who better to put a contemporary spin on infested architecture than Rachel Harrison, the doyenne of angsty, millennial horror fiction.
—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doyenne
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But this should be guided and individualized by the right expert in terms of counseling and determining both the risks and benefits of sports based on the cardiac diagnosis and type of sport engaged in by the athlete.
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Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.
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His guru, Ramakrishna, was a 19th-century mystic and spiritual teacher in Bengal whose teachings on the unity underlying all religions shaped the worldview Vivekananda would go on to spread globally.
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After her longtime hair guru found love with White Lotus star Gage, Kardashian appeared more than happy to officiate the pair's black-and-white nuptials, which also included a performance from Shania Twain.
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Makarim, who left Gojek in 2019 to join the cabinet under then President Joko Widodo, has warned that the case could deter professionals from entering public service and spook investors worried about legal uncertainty in Indonesia.
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Fewer fireworks, fewer fires 🎆 🔥 Leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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In one mega master in San Antonio, Texas, out of the 175 cases ordered to appear before a judge one morning, about 40 people didn’t show up, said attorney Jessica Smith Bobadilla.
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
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Creatives can check a large item off their wishlist for heavy-duty photo and video editing, plus other pros will enjoy plenty of space for data analysis, coding, and other multitasking projects.
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Just ask style mavens Katie Holmes and Jennifer Aniston, who have both been spotted wearing the uber-comfortable Archies flip-flops.
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Drag Race alumni include multimedia maven Trixie Mattel, podcaster Bob the Drag Queen, Broadway and TV star Jinkx Monsoon and comedian Bianca Del Rio.
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“Doyenne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doyenne. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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