queens

Definition of queensnext
plural of queen
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as in divas
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity during the years that she was queen of the figure skating world, the endorsement offers poured in

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Recent Examples of queens Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access. Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore Crown Levy and Fattore the queens of hockey romance. Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Every season finale of House of the Dragon has affirmed this series’ core relationship between childhood friends turned dueling queens Alicent and Rhaenyra, and how its ebbs and flows have impacted the realm, mostly for the worse. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 There are nine rooms total, some with double beds, some with queens, and some with loft or bunk beds. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 Video captured the pair of queens appearing to share tense words before King Felipe intervened in a moment that made headlines. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Both characters are powerful women who are fighting epic battles (albeit different circumstances) to become queens of Westeros. Parents, 31 July 2026 One of those challenges that queens do get to banter with Ru is the Snatch Game. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Necklaces and jewelry owned by other French queens, including Empress Marie Louise, Marie-Amélie, and Hortense Bonaparte, were also taken. Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queens
Noun
  • Like many divas, Houston had a habit of showing up late, and when she was finished, she was finished.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • The Spanish royals’ Mallorca trip comes towards the end of an exciting summer, which saw the King, Queen and princesses travel to the United States to watch the Spanish national team win the 2026 World Cup.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While the princesses’ skulls had been lost, and some of the bones had not been preserved, the rest of the bones were in good condition.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Her method for transforming your summer beauties into lasting fall and holiday decor is straightforward, requiring just a few simple steps.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • The website cookies that require our consent via pop-up notification are designed to track our buying habits so that private companies can sell us more stuff.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been owned and operated by the namesake family since 1894 for canonical Italian hits like cannoli, rainbow cookies, and tiramisu exactly as nonna makes them.
    Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Queens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queens. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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