queen

noun

ˈkwēn How to pronounce queen (audio)
Definition of queennext
1
as in diva
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity During the years that she was queen of the figure skating world, the endorsement offers poured in.

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2
as in goddess
an attractive woman Most men might not look at her twice, but in her lover's eyes she's a queen.

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Recent Examples of queen Ready or Not proved to be a breakout role for Weaving, who has since become widely recognized as a modern-day scream queen. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 That means the two major dredging projects in Broward County could also disturb nearby populations of queen conch, Muir told the USA TODAY Network. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 There’s a new queen of the Billboard Hot 100, with a small asterisk. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 The spot reimagines Tatum as a modern-day queen, an extravagant, cinematic concept that gave her room to actually perform rather than simply hold up a product. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for queen
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  1. diva
  2. goddess
  3. princess
  4. beauty
Noun
  • By the early ‘90s, country radio had moved on to a younger generation of performers, and Shania Twain was the reigning country diva.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The group — made up of high-strung news freelancer Billie (Lucy Freyer), chaotic diva Issa (Amita Rao), and life-of-the-party Anton (Owen Thiele) — are all at different places in love, life, and career.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Based on the legend of the Chinese goddess Chang’e, this book reimagines and expands the myth to center her daughter, Xingyin, who flees her home and embarks on a bold adventure to save her mother while training in enemy territory.
    — Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • South Korean girl group’s name was inspired by the Greek goddess of the moon and NASA’s Artemis program.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of goddess
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  • Plus, the contrasting sweatsuit-meets-princess-tulle energy of the dress and headband felt representative of the city’s eclectic style that Osaka loves.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty-nine years have passed since then, yet the memory of the princess—an empathetic woman who defied convention, vulnerable yet rebellious, and imbued with a profound humanity—remains vivid and very much alive in the eyes of the entire world.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.
    — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
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