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Recent Examples of songstress
The song that has become a sample darling and star-making vehicle for many artists now brings into focus the trials, tribulations and rousing success of its original songstress.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Six female celebs — including pop songstress Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, author Lauren Sánchez — are slated to blast off Monday morning in a Blue Origin rocket headed for the edge of space.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
In the accompanying black-and-white music video, the pair of songstresses are seen driving in a pickup truck, engaged in some sort of getaway.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Despite serving on the panel for years — including on the show's U.K. version — the songstress was caught off guard by the sight.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
Six female celebs — including pop songstress Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, author Lauren Sánchez — are slated to blast off Monday morning in a Blue Origin rocket headed for the edge of space.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
In the accompanying black-and-white music video, the pair of songstresses are seen driving in a pickup truck, engaged in some sort of getaway.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Despite serving on the panel for years — including on the show's U.K. version — the songstress was caught off guard by the sight.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songstress
Noun
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It’s been years since Mariah Carey’s last proper era — as the parlance goes these days — and fans have been eager to hear from the elusive chanteuse.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Somehow, though, the chanteuse sold enough copies to bring her blockbuster back to both the Official Vinyl Singles and Official Physical Singles charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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And the troubadour legend, who haunted those same Village clubs during that same time, was…a bit underwhelmed.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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But as British troubadours Chad and Jeremy sang long ago, that was yesterday, and yesterday’s gone.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Songstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songstress. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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