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Recent Examples of belle
For all those bulk heads and bar belles looking to build muscle, lifting heavy weights isn’t necessary.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
Each of Parton's four limited-edition bites — which come in a colorful, matching dozens box — are inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
The almost universal acclaim for In Cold Blood lifted his reputation from that of a poetic mannerist into the pantheon of American belles lettres.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Decked out in Michael Kors Collection and with boyfriend Chase Stokes by her side, the country music star, by all accounts, was the belle of the May 6 ball.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024
Each of Parton's four limited-edition bites — which come in a colorful, matching dozens box — are inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
The almost universal acclaim for In Cold Blood lifted his reputation from that of a poetic mannerist into the pantheon of American belles lettres.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Decked out in Michael Kors Collection and with boyfriend Chase Stokes by her side, the country music star, by all accounts, was the belle of the May 6 ball.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belle
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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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Set against the backdrop of a wave of suicide attacks on public buildings in Kabul, Tahmina revolves around a woman, who is secretly a Persian goddess from the Hindu Kush Mountains and has a special power for locating body parts and bringing victims back to life.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Alternatively, as the Guardian writes, Parmigianino may have been referencing Correggio’s sensual Venus and Cupid With a Satyr (1524-25), in which the goddess sleeps in a similar position.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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