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Recent Examples of marquise
Fittingly, Blanco proposed to Gomez with a large marquise diamond set on an eternity band.
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Gil MacIas, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The buckle took inspiration from the shoes of marquises in French aristocratic courts, and Mr. Vivier modernized it.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Photo: Genevieve De Manio Of the two marquises for my ring, one was more long and slender with higher clarity, while another was a slightly wider stone with higher color.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 30 July 2024
The accessories included platinum earrings with diamonds, as well as a platinum statement necklace designed with 130 marquise diamonds (that totaled over 23 carats) and 195 round brilliant diamonds (totaling over 18 carats).
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
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Gil MacIas, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The buckle took inspiration from the shoes of marquises in French aristocratic courts, and Mr. Vivier modernized it.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Photo: Genevieve De Manio Of the two marquises for my ring, one was more long and slender with higher clarity, while another was a slightly wider stone with higher color.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 30 July 2024
The accessories included platinum earrings with diamonds, as well as a platinum statement necklace designed with 130 marquise diamonds (that totaled over 23 carats) and 195 round brilliant diamonds (totaling over 18 carats).
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marquise
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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The marchesa was painted in her prime by Giovanni Boldini in 1908; the bold brush strokes, confident pose and penetrating gaze perfectly sum up a woman whose aim in life was to be nothing less than a work of art.—
CATH POUND,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2018
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At the request of Les Modes, a French fashion magazine, Boldini’s painting of the marchesa was exhibited at the couturier Jacques Doucet’s fashion house in Paris, with his creations displayed around it.—
CATH POUND,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2018
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