as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens
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Recent Examples of princess
As the two start to fall for each other, things get complicated when Huntley discovers Victoria is a princess.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Norway’s princess, Märtha Louise, claims to be a clairvoyant who can communicate with angels.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
For over 200 years, Oktoberfest has been held in Munich on the Theresienwiese, the large field where the prince and princess said their vows.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the 2025 Emmy Awards, the musician and White Lotus star channeled the Wicked witch with an otherworldly pink manicure and matching fairytale gown, looking like an IRL princess come to life on the red carpet.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Norway’s princess, Märtha Louise, claims to be a clairvoyant who can communicate with angels.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
For over 200 years, Oktoberfest has been held in Munich on the Theresienwiese, the large field where the prince and princess said their vows.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
At the 2025 Emmy Awards, the musician and White Lotus star channeled the Wicked witch with an otherworldly pink manicure and matching fairytale gown, looking like an IRL princess come to life on the red carpet.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princess
Noun
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite the best attempts of the musicians onstage to play songs that were bright and joyous—as when Hot Chip, Ibibio Sound Machine, and the Trans Voices choir tapped into anthemic diva house for their joint performance—the mood at Wembley Arena was profoundly somber.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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That was the dilemma of a diva.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Princess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princess. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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