as in queens
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 princesses
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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Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The two princesses are as close as ever, if their interactions at June 13’s Trooping the Colour are any indication.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
The photos showed Lilibet meeting Disney princesses and enjoying rides alongside family members, including Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
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ABC News,
17 May 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
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John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, not Charles', a royal source said last week.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
An unnamed royal source told Reuters and ABC that the princesses made the decision to skip Easter service.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Move over, Barbie Dreamhouse — kids ages 6 and up will spend hours playing as the Disney princesses with this Lego castle set.
—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The two princesses are as close as ever, if their interactions at June 13’s Trooping the Colour are any indication.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
The collection spans centuries of storytelling in multiple genres, from migratory fairytales with kings and princesses to legends of ghosts and the Devil to fables with talking animals.
—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
The photos showed Lilibet meeting Disney princesses and enjoying rides alongside family members, including Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
—
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
The decision to miss Sunday's service was the princesses' choice, not Charles', a royal source said last week.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
An unnamed royal source told Reuters and ABC that the princesses made the decision to skip Easter service.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princesses
Noun
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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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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.
Noun
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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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“Princesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princesses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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