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Recent Examples of demoiselle
Kirby Smith and Cassie Selden, a spirited demoiselle from Lynchburg, Virginia, married in 1861.
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Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
While sauntering through the presentation, which felt more like a spring picnic than fashion show (guests sipped on glasses of rosé and plucked strawberries from overflowing trays), one particularly striking demoiselle caught the eye.
—Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2018
Assam Rhino Reserve will showcase the greater one-horned rhinos, Asian brown tortoises and demoiselle cranes.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 9 Apr. 2018
The 2018 court included promenade girls, gallants, demoiselles, jewel-bearers and the queen.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
While sauntering through the presentation, which felt more like a spring picnic than fashion show (guests sipped on glasses of rosé and plucked strawberries from overflowing trays), one particularly striking demoiselle caught the eye.
—Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2018
Assam Rhino Reserve will showcase the greater one-horned rhinos, Asian brown tortoises and demoiselle cranes.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 9 Apr. 2018
The 2018 court included promenade girls, gallants, demoiselles, jewel-bearers and the queen.
—Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoiselle
Noun
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Demoiselle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoiselle. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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