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The artist Amy Sherald is known for her stirring portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, and often uses grayscale to complicate representations of race in portraiture.
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Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Guests included the former First Lady Jill Biden, Audra Day, Usher, Laura Dern, Rufus Wainwright, Colman Domingo and Cole Sprouse, among others.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Appearing onstage Thursday at SXSW, Michelle Obama never mentioned Donald Trump by name, but the former First Lady certainly tried to capture the tone of our times.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The former First Lady of Canada and longtime mental health advocate sat down with moderator Gina Pell, creative Leader and co-founder of The What and The What Alliance, for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, trauma and the power of vulnerability.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 8 Mar. 2025
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Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Guests included the former First Lady Jill Biden, Audra Day, Usher, Laura Dern, Rufus Wainwright, Colman Domingo and Cole Sprouse, among others.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Appearing onstage Thursday at SXSW, Michelle Obama never mentioned Donald Trump by name, but the former First Lady certainly tried to capture the tone of our times.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
The former First Lady of Canada and longtime mental health advocate sat down with moderator Gina Pell, creative Leader and co-founder of The What and The What Alliance, for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, trauma and the power of vulnerability.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first lady
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The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement In the city of L.A. itself, the grand old man of adobes is the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Avila, once mayor of the city.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 July 2024
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The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The combination of speed, security, and programmability is reshaping the rules of money movement—and the institutions that embrace this shift now may define the future of finance.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In this space, gold mirrors, sconces, and fixtures bring a retro glam aesthetic to the marble and gray elements around the room.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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First a fixture of working-class neighborhoods, the widespread popularity of kebabs began to soar in the 2000s, fueled by references in French rap music.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
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“First lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20lady. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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