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princesses

noun

plural of princess

as in queens

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 changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Previously, princesses who marry a commoner had to renounce their royal status and leave the royal family. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 It's based on a Russian fairy tale called the Firebird, which is about a young prince who rescues a coterie of princesses from an evil sorcerer. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Wax said the show bridges the Disney brand of princesses and castles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Many princesses appear in World Showcase in EPCOT, for example, while others appear in Princess Fairytale Hall in Magic Kingdom. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 27 Sep. 2026 But these charming dwellings aren’t just found in the worlds of soon-to-be princesses or daring adventurers. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 Royal rewears are a trend among Europe’s most prominent queens and princesses. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 It was named for three Swedish princesses who adored it after their teacher, Jenny Åkerström, featured the recipe in a 1948 cookbook. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

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This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Rihanna, Beyoncé — of course the OG queens, the Patti LaBelles, the Stephanie Mills, all of them like that.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

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