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a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens
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Recent Examples of princesses
Her daughter made a collage with pictures of the White House and covered with stickers of Disney princesses.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Now the question is, what will the princesses do next to separate themselves from their parents?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2026
Foxie, 49, has since expanded her collection and now plays with hundreds of dolls, including Strawberry Shortcake, Dora the Explorer and Disney princesses.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Some scenes were in ballrooms and drawing rooms, and the characters included counts and princesses and army officers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
When her brother-in-law was killed in a bombing raid in 1940 during World War II, the Queen Mother invited his widow and daughters to play with the princesses at Royal Lodge.
—Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
In these top-floor spaces, the two young princesses would play with teddy bears and toy horses.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Figure skating, a sport that has historically demanded jewel-box princesses, may yet sour that connection.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Now the question is, what will the princesses do next to separate themselves from their parents?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2026
Foxie, 49, has since expanded her collection and now plays with hundreds of dolls, including Strawberry Shortcake, Dora the Explorer and Disney princesses.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Some scenes were in ballrooms and drawing rooms, and the characters included counts and princesses and army officers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
When her brother-in-law was killed in a bombing raid in 1940 during World War II, the Queen Mother invited his widow and daughters to play with the princesses at Royal Lodge.
—Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
In these top-floor spaces, the two young princesses would play with teddy bears and toy horses.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Figure skating, a sport that has historically demanded jewel-box princesses, may yet sour that connection.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princesses
Noun
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The queens competing in Season 18 included Athena Dion, Briar Blush, Ciara Myst, Darlene Mitchell, DD Fuego, Discord Addams, Jane Don’t, Juicy Love Dion, Kenya Pleaser, Mandy Mango, Mia Starr, Myki Meeks, Nini Coco, and Vita VonTesse Starr.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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The wooden board is fabricated from curly maple and the knights, pawns, bishops and queens — all positioned as if a game has begun — are made of ceramics.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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If the lineup tells you anything about what’s to come, the season is full of divas, all under one roof.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Princesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princesses. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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