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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 British dame, 89, had a hilarious reaction to a series of off-target gifts in a new campaign for the UK disaster relief organization ShelterBox.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So for a Louisiana native like the interior designer Olivia Erwin, working in tandem with the architecture firm Lee Ledbetter & Associates to restore one of these grand dames was a homecoming honor.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
Singapore’s Grand Dame Hotels While Raffles Singapore might be Singapore’s oldest and most famous hotel, its not the only grand dame in town and Shangri-La Singapore is another icon of the City State, as well as the go-to choice for visiting dignitaries.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Check into the Hotel Due Torri, the city’s most historic grand dame with an impressive collection of antiques.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So for a Louisiana native like the interior designer Olivia Erwin, working in tandem with the architecture firm Lee Ledbetter & Associates to restore one of these grand dames was a homecoming honor.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
Singapore’s Grand Dame Hotels While Raffles Singapore might be Singapore’s oldest and most famous hotel, its not the only grand dame in town and Shangri-La Singapore is another icon of the City State, as well as the go-to choice for visiting dignitaries.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Check into the Hotel Due Torri, the city’s most historic grand dame with an impressive collection of antiques.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dame
Noun
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The empress dowager’s legacy Empress Dowager Ling was largely unsuccessful in her bid for power.—
Stephanie Balkwill,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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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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Then, after the murder is accomplished, there's just no remorse whatsoever or any regret expressed by any of them for murdering this innocent lady.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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Macron and France's first lady Brigitte Macron arrived in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, late Tuesday for the second stop in his tour after Vietnam, where Macron signed a deal to sell Hanoi 20 Airbus planes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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Mary Thema, a clinical matron at Kadoma General Hospital, says Kelly’s case underlines this challenge.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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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 60-year-old countess has broken her silence after she was seen sporting a massive diamond on her left ring finger while riding a scooter Monday in Sag Harbor, hours after she was snapped getting cozy with an unidentified man, Us Weekly reports.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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Prince Andrew had gone to live on the French Rivera with a countess.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dame. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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