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Recent Examples of countess
Then one day, a countess checks in wearing a green parrot and promises to tell Marta seven stories.
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Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Also known by its alternate title Twitch of the Death Nerve, the film centers on the murder of a wealthy countess by her own husband, which sets off a string of murders in the surrounding area.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
After announcing his divorce from his third wife, Countess Karen Spencer, in June, news broke this week that Spencer’s current partner, Dr. Cat Jarman, was suing the countess, alleging misuse of private information, according to reports.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Another story took him to a private cruise ship for the ultra-rich, which serves in the novel as a home for Campbell’s mother-in-law, a countess.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Available to stream on AMC+ AMC+ A Bay of Blood (1971)
Also known by its alternate title Twitch of the Death Nerve, the film centers on the murder of a wealthy countess by her own husband, which sets off a string of murders in the surrounding area.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
After announcing his divorce from his third wife, Countess Karen Spencer, in June, news broke this week that Spencer’s current partner, Dr. Cat Jarman, was suing the countess, alleging misuse of private information, according to reports.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Another story took him to a private cruise ship for the ultra-rich, which serves in the novel as a home for Campbell’s mother-in-law, a countess.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countess
Noun
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The Cut: 'Meghan of Montecito' Meghan and Harry were still highly popular in America in 2022 but the first sign the bubble might burst came that August when New York Magazine's The Cut dispatched Allison P. Davis to Montecito to interview the duchess.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Situated on 3,800 peaceful wooded acres, it was originally founded in the 1970s to be a working farm, cattle ranch, hunting reserve, and home for an Italian duke and duchess.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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Marianne Faithfull's father was once a spy; her mother a pence-less baroness.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Her father worked in British intelligence, her mother a baroness.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Each cheese stick’s plastic wrapper is emblazoned with a Disney princess.—
Judy Holmes,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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On January 14, the princess shared the news with a heartfelt message that reiterated her positive mindset.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
3 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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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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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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End your meal with chestnut mont blanc or chocolate olive oil marquise for dessert.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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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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But Mary declined, preferring an informal gentlewoman’s agreement instead.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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Maybe Kate can get Parton to hop back across the pond to play a few songs and, as a real Southern gentlewoman, teach those rather provincial Brits how to properly serve tea.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
28 Aug. 2023
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“Countess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countess. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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