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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
The grand dame of the island dates back over a century and is still run by the same founding family.
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Marisa Paredes, a grand dame of Spanish cinema, died on Tuesday in Madrid from heart failure.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile the grand-old dame of Georgian cinema Lana Gogoberidze, recipient of the 2024 PÖFF Lifetime Achievement, voiced her concern for her country under Russian influence.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
Smith was made a dame in 1990 by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Marisa Paredes, a grand dame of Spanish cinema, died on Tuesday in Madrid from heart failure.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile the grand-old dame of Georgian cinema Lana Gogoberidze, recipient of the 2024 PÖFF Lifetime Achievement, voiced her concern for her country under Russian influence.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
Smith was made a dame in 1990 by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dame
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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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There were pompous society dowagers with melting faces, young beauties with speckled dresses, unexpected sphinxes and nature spirits.Will Heinrich, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit patients and families at Children’s National Hospital in Washington.Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Khartoum – Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two young bottle collectors — reenact their stories of survival and freedom through dreams, revolution, and civil war.Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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The two-year-old daughter of the steward and the matron, who were married, scampered around the wards and played with the residents.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Half a dozen of the boldest ones took it upon themselves to defy the steward and the matron, and to circumvent the gatehouse guards, who were ostensibly there to prevent undesirable visitors.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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The property had been left to the National Alliance by a countess and was sold to the father of Fini’s partner for 300,000 euros in 2008.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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