Thesaurus results for PRINCESSES

princesses

noun

plural of princess

as in queens

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 Wax said the show bridges the Disney brand of princesses and castles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Many princesses appear in World Showcase in EPCOT, for example, while others appear in Princess Fairytale Hall in Magic Kingdom. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026 But these charming dwellings aren’t just found in the worlds of soon-to-be princesses or daring adventurers. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 Royal rewears are a trend among Europe’s most prominent queens and princesses. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 It was named for three Swedish princesses who adored it after their teacher, Jenny Åkerström, featured the recipe in a 1948 cookbook. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026 The skeletons of Ita, Khenmet, and Itaweret of the late Middle Kingdom suggest that the princesses routinely used the weapons with which they were buried. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 The film is adorned with musical and aesthetic touches that allude to an idealized past of knights, princesses, kings and queens. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 The idea is apparently that 101 women will dress up like princesses and vie to be Mark’s girlfriend; once the situation becomes predictably awkward, Mark seemingly deems the night a bust and kicks everyone out. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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