The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
His previous feature, 2016’s love-it-or-hate-it loony toon “The Neon Demon,” was a modeling industry semi-satire that featured beauties quite literally gobbling up their ingenue competition.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Following his previous film, “The Neon Demon,” “Her Private Hell” finds the director returning to some of his beloved motifs, such as impossibly glamorous yet noir-tinged spaces populated by blank-faced beauties in wickedly chic clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Tonight it was a team effort, and it's been like that since I've been here. That's one of the beauties about this team, any guy can get it going," added Harden.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
I discovered that as late as it was in the season, the spring beauties were still blooming in the cool pockets of the woods.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
