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as in dowager
a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority
as the grand dames of local society, they determined which charities received support
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as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position
the lords and dames of the shire eagerly awaited the royal visit
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Recent Examples of dame
Another grand Historic District dame, The Pamlico House is a Colonial Revival home tucked away on a quiet residential street just blocks from main drag.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Of San Diego’s many historical attractions, Hotel del Coronado is the area’s true grand dame, dating to 1888.
—Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025
She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004, and worked for another decade in entertainment before retiring in 2014.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Of San Diego’s many historical attractions, Hotel del Coronado is the area’s true grand dame, dating to 1888.
—Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025
She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004, and worked for another decade in entertainment before retiring in 2014.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
She was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dame
Noun
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Playing an acid-tongue dowager or master teacher of witchcraft came naturally to her, but what thrilled her about acting was its transformative freedom.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2024
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Stamp of approval from one first lady to another First lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at the White House on Thursday to unveil a new US postage stamp of Barbara Bush.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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White House ceremony First lady Melania Trump is set to host a White House ceremony Thursday afternoon honoring the late Barbara Bush with the unveiling of a new U.S. postage stamp.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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But this season, showrunner Mike White pinpoints the willful decadence of the Western world, primarily through Yankees: the husband, wife, and 2.5 children of the Ratliff family, three freewheeling feminist matrons, plus a shady white bachelor and a single black mother.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 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
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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
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“Dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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