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belles

Definition of bellesnext
plural of belle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belles
Noun
  • Wednesday, July 28, Beef Goulash, California veggies, whole grain dinner roll, peaches, milk.
    Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Made with cucumbers, blueberries, and peaches dressed in a light orange vinaigrette, this salad is a sleeper hit.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Learning to Grow Her love for these natural beauties began on her family’s farm in nearby Bedford County, where her mother crafted thoughtful floral arrangements for church each Sunday.
    Brennan Long, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • By making the two beauties one and the same!
    The Know, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For Thomas, can take many forms—from representing the people closest to her as soulful goddesses to encouraging next-generation artists to seek out and express what moves them.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
  • On many occasions, these foods were used during celebratory ceremonies to honor gods and goddesses of fertility, agriculture, and life, such as Tláloc, the god of rain, and Centeotl, the god of corn.
    Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The trend began in the 1920s with singer Josephine Baker (the most popular Black female star of the 1920s) and 1930's Betty Boop, both of whom Mallet declares the queens of the kiss curl.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Belles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belles. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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