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Recent Examples of dolly bird These girls were miles apart from the dolly birds and English roses across the channel. Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023 Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019 The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called. Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018 She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013 Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of ’70s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from ’60s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. Vogue, 12 Apr. 2019 She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird, a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013 The archetypal 60's dolly birds, as they were called. Ron Hart, Billboard, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolly bird
Noun
  • 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
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • Leslie takes to Ted and Nicole's anniversary party plans like Eris, the goddess of Strife, took to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis - bent on destruction.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Guests on the route will also have the chance to experience Viking’s latest vessel, Viking Nerthus, so named for the ancient goddess of fertility and earth.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Case in point: the rapper and singer has only been to two Met Galas, but both her fashion and beauty looks have cemented themselves as some of the most memorable to date.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 3 May 2025
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    Sarah Han, Allure, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • The cookies won’t taste like a latte, but sort of like a bay leaf in a stew, the instant espresso powder rounds out the cookie with a subtle bitter background flavor that balances the sweetness of the dough.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
  • Real-time identity resolution ensures every visitor interaction counts, driving personalization without relying on third-party cookies.
    Richard Jones, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • The cast includes two generations of former Philippine beauty queens – Gutierrez was Miss World Second Princess in 1993, while Diaz was crowned Miss Universe in 1969.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The story was made for the tabloids—Temer was seventy-five years old, and his wife, a former beauty queen, was thirty-two.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Dolly bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolly%20bird. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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