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a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
as the reigning princess of pop music, she exerts an enormous influence over teens
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Recent Examples of princesses
The performers skate in costumes as princesses, Madrigals, townspeople, animals or whatever is needed.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, that means that some of the Mothra beats begin to get repetitive — two tiny twin princesses show up, make warnings, Mothra shows up, Mothra’s larvae emerge from a big egg, roll credits.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
According to Rob Shuter, William warned the King that allowing the princesses to walk with the rest of the family wasn’t a great idea, but the King overruled him.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Dec. 2025
The princesses were accompanied by their husbands, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank, and attended church with family members including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Pikul, a Lee’s Summit resident who works as a project manager at QTS Data Centers in Overland Park, has trained the princesses for the past two years.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Dec. 2025
In a landmark move that signals a definitive shift in how major media conglomerates approach artificial intelligence (AI), OpenAI has gone from the company that had unapproved Disney princesses being made from its tools to a $1 billion partnership with the house of mouse itself.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
In the end, the magazine only mentioned the princesses in passing.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Only seven princesses have held the title since 1642.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princesses
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And why on earth do these queens want disco?—
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RuPaul and 14 new queens have officially kicked off Drag Race season 18.—
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The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night.—
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“Princesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princesses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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