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In the late 1950s, LaVey formed a magic circle in San Francisco to explore black magic and the occult (the regulars included friends like Anger, the Danish baroness Carin de Plessen, and fantasy/sci-fi writers such as Fritz Leiber and August Derleth, the first publisher of H. P. Lovecraft).
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
If your mind immediately goes to the Bridgerton baronesses, there was in fact a collab done in 2021.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 23 July 2024
The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Prince William made a surprise video appearance at the BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend to praise Floella Benjamin, a baroness, for her work with children.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
If your mind immediately goes to the Bridgerton baronesses, there was in fact a collab done in 2021.
—Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 23 July 2024
The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Prince William made a surprise video appearance at the BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend to praise Floella Benjamin, a baroness, for her work with children.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baroness
Noun
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An epic love story between an American big game hunter and a British countess was upended by the strangling mores of class and tradition.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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Well, in this case, maybe a countess: At awards shows, the actor likes to tap into her inner Bravolebrity—Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, specifically.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Tiana was first announced in December 2020, and was envisioned as a musical featuring Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, the film centering on Disney’s first Black princess.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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First announced in December 2020, the project was expected to feature Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, which revolved around Disney’s first Black princess.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some may gawk at the duchess for televising her lifestyle at a California estate, accusing her of being out of touch with the times.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Markle's new cooking show is days away and will show the duchess creating delicious dishes with celebrity friends.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 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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From its marquise diamond to its price tag, here's everything to know about Selena Gomez's engagement ring.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the late night show, Gomez showed off her marquise cut diamond engagement ring given to her by fiancé Benny Blanco.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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Multiple media outlets begin to publish explainers on the marchioness, but not all of them mention the affair rumors.—
Ellie Hall,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
24 Sep. 2024
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The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
21 June 2023
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Set on an isolated French island in the 18th century, Portrait of a Lady on Fire follows Marianne (Noémie Merlant), an artist hired to secretly paint a wedding portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), a fiercely independent noblewoman who refuses to be seen as someone else’s property.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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One such sarcophagus belonged to a noblewoman named Ir-Aset-Udjat, whose coffin was ornately decorated with images and text that granted her food and drink in the afterlife.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Baroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baroness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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