bridesmaid
Americannoun
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bridesmaids
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a young woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.
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Informal. a person, group, etc., that is in a secondary position, never quite attains a goal, etc..
Bridesmaids for 12 seasons, the Eagles finally won the championship.
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That means even brides without massive social-media followings are promoting companies online in exchange for free booze, engagement party dresses and favors for bridesmaid goody bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Liquid IV is paying for its packets to pop up inside bridesmaid goody bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"My friends, my lovely, lovely blind girlfriends - nine of them - will be on the bridesmaid list," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Aunt Ruth might have been the maid of honor, but Margot was a bridesmaid.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Holly's two sisters Tilly and Megan were bridesmaids along with Adam's sister Bethany.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
“We’re pulling the wine pinkish red color out of the bridesmaids dresses into my tie, and we’re incorporating it into the napkins.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
After three successive second-placed finishes in the Premier League and a host of semi-final defeats, reaching a final offers Arsenal a chance to prove they are more than perennial bridesmaids.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
I’m helping plan a bachelorette party this spring, and I have a feeling one of the bridesmaids will drop out.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Before she left, were bridesmaids banished from church services because their dresses had spaghetti straps?
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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