BELLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belle

noun

Definition of belle

as in peach

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Recent Examples of belle The show follows Wiig’s wannabe patrician Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons, who is hell-bent on becoming the belle of 1960’s Palm Beach by elbowing her way into the upper echelons of Florida’s most exclusive beach club, the Palm Royale. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026 In a market with a ton of teams with money to spend and not an abundance of high-level talent to spend it on, the no-frills Linderbaum could soon become the belle of the free-agent ball. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Presenter Nikki Glaser was giving belle of the ball vibes in this pleated, pale pink Zuhair Murad gown and David Yurman jewelry. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 Someone’s ending up 5-1 and an early belle of the NFL ball after this one. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belle

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Noun

Errol Flynn has never been better than in this buckling charmer.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
But Fortune’s thoughtful little charmer accomplishes the tricky task of dramatizing trauma and healing in terms accessible to all ages.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2026

Definition of charmer

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Camilla’s eight-minute video is based on a conversation between the queen and Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee, who said the number of men who visit the charity’s centers has risen 12% since the king announced his diagnosis.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Buckingham Palace had not yet taken the step of announcing the monarch's diagnosis to the world and so the queen was forced to keep quiet.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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The action will be concentrated along one block of South J Street between Lake Avenue and First Avenue South, fronting venues including Rudy’s Pub/Bamboo Room, Propaganda and Pomona (named after the Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards).

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
It was worshipped as a goddess, believed to drive people mad, and even considered a realm for the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

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Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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